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Recent Examples of first base
Kiley Nevaeh Jones, 19, a freshman from Nampa who played first base, died at the scene.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Schmitt has played primarily first base this season on days when LaMonte Wade Jr. is rested.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Connor Joe, called up Monday to replace Lockridge, got a handful of games in center field this year at Triple-A El Paso after Forrest Wall was injured, but Shildt on Monday said that Joe would likely fit into the left field/first base/DH rotation.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Teammates George Springer, José Berrios, Andrés Giménez, Anthony Santander and Myles Straw, as well as manager John Schneider and first base coach Mark Budzinski, were among those who popped in to watch the ceremony.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Schmitt has played primarily first base this season on days when LaMonte Wade Jr. is rested.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Connor Joe, called up Monday to replace Lockridge, got a handful of games in center field this year at Triple-A El Paso after Forrest Wall was injured, but Shildt on Monday said that Joe would likely fit into the left field/first base/DH rotation.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Teammates George Springer, José Berrios, Andrés Giménez, Anthony Santander and Myles Straw, as well as manager John Schneider and first base coach Mark Budzinski, were among those who popped in to watch the ceremony.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
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For 30 years, Hal’s Bar and Grill was ground zero for a burgeoning Venice scene on the street that in 1990 was renamed from West Washington to Abbot Kinney Boulevard.—
Brad Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The reporters quickly figured out that ground zero for RainbowEx was the work force at Papel Prensa, a paper factory and the country’s largest newsprint supplier.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2023
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The San Marcos Police Department union and city council are heading back to the drawing board after a surprising vote Tuesday night to rescind their most recent Meet and Confer agreement.—
Annie Blanks,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Feb. 2023
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What To Know James appeared on the Special Report with Areva Martin podcast on Tuesday, and was asked at the beginning of the interview about the DOJ reviewing the fraud allegations against her.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The painstaking installation process began at the beginning of 2024, and took months of work to complete before it could be utilized for the first time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the most successful organizations weave career development into the employee experience from day one.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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To date, every court to have considered Trump's executive order banning birth right citizenship, issued on day one of his administration, has blocked it.—
Christina Gatti,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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That was Monday, the day Blewett joined his third major-league team in a two-week span, and one day before the 6-foot-6 right-hander was thrust into the first start of his MLB career.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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To this point, this is the worst start to a presidential term for the S & P 500 since 1928.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Its intervention begins at the outset of the healthcare journey, with a physician visit or initial diagnosis.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Alexander criticized Jeff Metcalf at the outset of the conference.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the new 125% U.S. baseline tariff on Chinese imports means that Benike would owe $229,000 in duties on products worth roughly $158,000.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Trump earlier this month announced a baseline 10 percent tariff on all imports.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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