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Recent Examples of bull pen
The Rockies need to sign a workmanlike starter to a one-year deal, just for the sake of some stability and to save the bullpen.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
After being hampered by injuries late in his time with the Royals, Keller is healthy and happy to be part of Chicago’s bullpen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Blake Treinen – The hard-throwing reliever spent parts of three seasons in the A’s bullpen, collecting 67 of his 82 career saves and representing Oakland at the 2018 All-Star Game.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite obsessing over matchups all season, the Tigers entered this series with only two lefties in their bullpen and other important relievers stuck in the option cycle.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
After being hampered by injuries late in his time with the Royals, Keller is healthy and happy to be part of Chicago’s bullpen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Blake Treinen – The hard-throwing reliever spent parts of three seasons in the A’s bullpen, collecting 67 of his 82 career saves and representing Oakland at the 2018 All-Star Game.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite obsessing over matchups all season, the Tigers entered this series with only two lefties in their bullpen and other important relievers stuck in the option cycle.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
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The addition, intended for anyone age 10 and older, is a fish tank filter that can be attached to a tropical aquarium.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile the cast learned to free dive in a massive, state-of-the-art 680,000-gallon water tank.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to a report from Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the creative direction for the San Diego show will feature the continuation of several major rivalries inside the two-ring steel cage.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The activists were regularly moved around to assorted cells and outdoor cages while awaiting processing and court hearings.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The cells convert natural gas, hydrogen, or biogas into electricity through a clean electro-chemical process rather than dirty combustion.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The potential solution presented by UCSD School of Medicine researchers is an anti-αvβ3 antibody that triggers macrophages, a type of immune cell already found in large quantities in advanced tumors.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Insulin is expensive—a package of insulin pens, which may last a month, might be $25.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Prep your space first - Before the puppy walks through the door, set up a crate, exercise pen and gates.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The man was released from jail a few days after his arrest on a $1,500 personal recognizance bond while his case is pending, court records show.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell weeks after his 2019 arrest.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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If found guilty of a level 5 felony, Sanchez could be imprisoned anywhere from one to six years at an Indiana penitentiary and fined up to $10,000, according to the Indiana Code.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
12 Oct. 2025
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And Jack Henry Abbott, everyone was getting into his corner and trying to promote the idea that his art was reason enough for him to be released from the penitentiary.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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And the scent when staff at Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield pack nearly a million apples into a cooler is not only nostalgic, but immediately mouthwatering.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
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The air temperature in the main walk-in cooler measured 52 degrees, which is a problem when the cooler is supposed to keep food at or below 41 degrees.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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The other defendant was handed 10 years in prison for spying on behalf of France, five years in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime against national security, and 17 years of imprisonment for assisting Israeli intelligence services.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Co-directed by filmmaker Toia Bonino and incarcerated Marcos Joubert, Do or Die is a rare, intimate portrait of prison life and a meditation on cinema itself—filmed entirely on a phone behind bars.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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