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Recent Examples of first base
Eight years ago, former outfielder and current YES Network analyst Paul O’Neill strained a calf running to first base.
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NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
In the fifth, third baseman Orlando Arcia singled to right but immediately headed to the dugout after reaching first base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
However, Bellinger is a former MVP who can also slot in at first base for the Yankees.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Devers, who is having a rough apprenticeship at first base, went for the ball and ended up screening Rogers, who covered the bag but never saw the throw.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
In the fifth, third baseman Orlando Arcia singled to right but immediately headed to the dugout after reaching first base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
However, Bellinger is a former MVP who can also slot in at first base for the Yankees.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Devers, who is having a rough apprenticeship at first base, went for the ball and ended up screening Rogers, who covered the bag but never saw the throw.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
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Winter trips focus on gray wolves, spending dawn and dusk in the Lamar Valley, which is ground zero for the country’s wolf reintroduction efforts.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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Scotland is ground zero for the U.K.’s grid decarbonization challenge.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Aug. 2025
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A number of potentially better reactor types have been stuck on drawing boards or at the experimental stage for decades.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Mar. 2015
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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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What began as one family’s search for a life in rhythm with the land has bloomed into a thriving village where 70% of the acreage has been protected under a land trust from the beginning.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Since the beginning, her writing has been intimate and personal, emblematic of a storyteller who can pinpoint a fleeting emotion and describe scenes fit for a rom-com.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
7 Aug. 2025
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The All-American Rejects are headlining day one of the Kroger Wellness Festival, a free two-day event running Sept. 26-27 in downtown Cincinnati.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Whether this is your first home or forever one, here’s your guide to settling in smoothly, safely and smartly from day one to day ninety.—
Allison Palmer
August 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Elmbrook School District is considering changing its school start and end times, an idea that could affect the schedules of nearly 8,000 students.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Federline got his start as a back-up dancer in the mid-Nineties.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Cybersecurity must also be embedded from the outset by segmenting PLC traffic, enforcing TLS encryption, regularly rotating certificates and maintaining continuous logging, following best practices from DOE and CISA.—
Carlos Georgescu,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Blind trusts are an imperfect alternative because the officeholder knows what’s in them at the outset.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Typically less resourced than their larger counterparts, small retailers will feel the impacts of America’s new 10-percent baseline tariff deeply.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Aug. 2025
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Trump, who previously issued a 10% baseline tariff on all imports in April, in addition to sector-specific levies, has said the unprecedented measures are necessary to counter unfair trade practices.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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