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Recent Examples of elbowTaneja’s outsider status was apparent when he was elbowed out of an early Snap investment by Valley vets.—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 The Day of the Jackal and The Agency, by contrast, feel like studios elbowing back (via Peacock and Showtime/Paramount+).—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 May 2025 The centralized placement also helps to keep shoulders relaxed and elbows in.—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 From the final moments of O’Neil’s tenure, when defeat at home by Ipswich Town prompted a post-match meltdown that included Cunha elbowing a member of Ipswich’s staff then ripping his glasses from his face, the highly emotional forward never seemed far from implosion.—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for elbow
Paul Blackburn, with plenty of starting experience for Oakland, could squeeze into the picture too – especially if the Mets decide to try a six-man rotation that would save wear and tear on each man.
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Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
When pancake is ready to flip, squeeze the cinnamon mixture into a swirl shape on top of the pancake batter, pressing the tip of the bag slightly into the batter.
The investment in staging a race is significant thanks to construction and safety costs; they are largely shouldered by local promoters, who can be hard to find.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
The proposal to underground the transmission line would force them to shoulder over half a billion dollars in additional costs, with no tangible benefit to reliability, safety, or performance.
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