as in to buckle (down)
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Darvish has thrown 69 pitches in each of his last two starts after hitting 83 in his second start.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025 -
Domínguez did not pitch in the opener, which the Orioles won 16-4.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Then his paws and teeth finally dig in, enjoying parts of the juicy fruit.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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So the lawyers got involved, Marinakis dug in his heels, and once the initial anger had subsided, the charm offensive began to persuade Gibbs-White to stay.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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The Swiss brand—ever the innovators—modified its automatic calibre 1030 by fitting it with an extra hour hand slaved to the local hour hand and placed this movement in an Oyster case.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, the worse the prison’s conditions become — as the workers are forced to slave away on secret Death Star parts with no promise of release — the more Kino is pushed to join Cassian and his brewing prisoner revolt.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Stanway knuckled down, attacked the rehab programme and wanted to be the best team-mate possible.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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One teacher remembered him as an unspectacular student, more focused on making his cohort laugh than knuckling down.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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During this time, a period spanning six decades, several generations of enslaved people labored on the Perrin plantations, working around the clock to enhance his fortune.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic labored through 2 2/3 innings against the Guardians.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
27 July 2025
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Former staff leaked internal spats and embarrassing editorial ideas by the new leadership and pointed out that many top leaders were banging away at stories that were likely below their pay grade.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 June 2025
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As several drummers banged away, Vázquez danced near a table and teammates clapped along to the music, including a spirited effort from Royce Lewis.—
Dan Hayes,
The Athletic,
16 Aug. 2024
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Crisler said Milton struggles with alcohol addiction and was sober working for four months at a Chipotle restaurant, but a relapse resulted in the April 25 break-in.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Aug. 2025
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In 1995, Anderson released her autobiography My Life in Heels, which detailed her relationship with Reynolds and her struggles to keep her family together.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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