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Recent Examples of cricket
The cricket cameo comes on the tail end of the performer’s Up All Night tour, which kicked off in Spain in July.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
The team got its unique name from cricket: In the mid-19th century, there were multiple teams in Sheffield playing this game, and the one that played on Wednesdays started a football team.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
The first of the big four, India’s Virat Kohli, retired from Test cricket earlier this year at age 36 with 9,320 runs to his name.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Such is the game’s modern calendar, where franchise competitions are challenging the primacy of international cricket like never before, only England, India and Australia play anything like enough Test cricket for their players to score a mountain of runs.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
The team got its unique name from cricket: In the mid-19th century, there were multiple teams in Sheffield playing this game, and the one that played on Wednesdays started a football team.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
The first of the big four, India’s Virat Kohli, retired from Test cricket earlier this year at age 36 with 9,320 runs to his name.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Such is the game’s modern calendar, where franchise competitions are challenging the primacy of international cricket like never before, only England, India and Australia play anything like enough Test cricket for their players to score a mountain of runs.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cricket
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In California, one in five children are part of mixed-status families, according to a 2024 report from child health equity advocacy group the Children’s Partnership.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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But for most other people, private equity has not been an option.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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Moore founded Urban Underground, a Milwaukee nonprofit focused on youth leadership development and social justice.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Knox is an author, journalist, and podcast host whose work explores criminal justice, media ethics, and the human experience.—
Memoir Nation
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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By improving fairness, reducing bias, and creating better candidate experiences, companies can make these tools more effective and inclusive.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Most candidates who engage are approved, and even those who are not often respect the seriousness and fairness of the review.—
Muhammad U. Faridi,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricket. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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