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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first bases
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Edwards has been especially effective at the outsets of these early round series.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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The 22-year-old said his mind drifted back to his own beginnings, in Stockton, on that concept of general generational trauma.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
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From their beginnings in the early 1990s, Failure have attracted admirers to their muscular, celestial sound, including Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
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Jalen Brunson and wife Ali Marks are each other’s day ones.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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The right-hander has thrown at least seven innings in five of his last seven starts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Here’s where this episode’s editing starts breaking down.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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The junior share of new hires — the fraction of jobs going to early-career workers — has fallen roughly 8 to 11 percentage points below 2019 baselines in every one of those countries.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Isolating microplastics that slough off synthetic textiles such as polyester and nylon made the contrast even starker, with airborne levels rising to 100 times global baselines and aquatic concentrations soaring to 200 times higher.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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