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And in all of those areas, Ober, who was rocked for 30 runs in 30 innings pitched in June before going on the injured list, was pleased.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025 -
Cortes, who was an All-Star with the Yankees in 2022, has not pitched in the major leagues since the first week of April due to an elbow flexor strain.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Voters are pretty dug in on Trump-Russia one way or the other by now.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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Acknowledging mistakes and reversing course rather than digging in is a mark of true leadership.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Defined by exhaustion from slaving away at the ironing board while confronting the latest family crisis, Angela is quite capable of whipping up baloney sandwiches with mayonnaise for all and functions as a wise-cracking, big-hearted den mother.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Swiss brand—ever the innovators—modified its automatic calibre 1030 by fitting it with an extra hour hand slaved to the local hour hand and placed this movement in an Oyster case.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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Stanway knuckled down, attacked the rehab programme and wanted to be the best team-mate possible.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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One teacher remembered him as an unspectacular student, more focused on making his cohort laugh than knuckling down.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Hammer (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20%28away%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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