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Steph Curry pitched the ball to Draymond Green, who set a screen and immediately tossed it back to Curry while picking off a defender.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Woo cleared the base paths after picking off the runner for the second out of the inning.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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True do-it-all Caleb Downs In the draft cycle, Downs is blowing away coaches with his ability to break down defenses on the chalkboard.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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The National Weather Service told the Miami Herald both fires’ plumes of smoke are blowing away from airports and toward residential areas.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Boyington was a flying ace credited with shooting down 28 Japanese aircraft during the war.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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So far lawmakers haven’t, slowing, softening and then shooting down a bipartisan measure that would have enlisted the state Department of Agriculture to take on the burgeoning pest.—
Mark Dee
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Bringing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing%20down. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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