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Recent Examples of cricket
Kadie Kanneh-Mason: Lots of football, cricket, karate.
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Khan, a former cricket star turned politician, remains one of Pakistan's most polarising figures, with his legal battles unfolding as his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party remains sidelined from power.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Their half-a-million-advance-book comes out to crickets, for one reason or another: not because of the merit of the work, but because of one of the sheer number of mysterious dynamics that shape our culture’s tastes.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
The app will come in handy for Nadella, who has been investing in cricket teams.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Khan, a former cricket star turned politician, remains one of Pakistan's most polarising figures, with his legal battles unfolding as his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party remains sidelined from power.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Their half-a-million-advance-book comes out to crickets, for one reason or another: not because of the merit of the work, but because of one of the sheer number of mysterious dynamics that shape our culture’s tastes.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
The app will come in handy for Nadella, who has been investing in cricket teams.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cricket
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In addition to replenishing the equity pool for employee awards, this decision restored the equity framework needed to maintain and execute on Tesla’s pay-for-performance philosophy after a single Delaware judge voided the 2018 CEO Performance Award.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Paramount is relying on equity backing from three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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According to her bio on Cooley’s website, Hartnett serves as a trial and appellate advocate and has done work on a variety of issues including LGBTQ+ equality, civil rights and criminal justice.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2026
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Top donors to the committee include Smart Justice California, a criminal justice advocacy group, and health care company DaVita, which have each given more than $100,000 since 2024.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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As a public broadcaster, the organization is held to standards on its editorial independence and fairness.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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That kind of split, where one partner covers more based on income, is common and often works when both people are mindful of fairness.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricket. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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