as in knuckles down
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pitches in
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Bowling at run-hungry batters on largely unforgiving pitches in vast, cacophonous stadiums with huge outfields in front of a partisan and at times baying crowd — plenty of English bowlers have found bowling in Australia akin to a Sisyphean task.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Glasnow and Ray combined to throw 110 pitches in the first three innings, only 54 strikes.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Buckles (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckles%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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