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That's the going rate for starting pitching in today's game whether the Blue Jays like it or not.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Ohtani, as many have said, is a unicorn, the first two-way player since Babe Ruth to regularly hit and pitch in his career.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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If malware gets past your Norton protection, the support team will dig in and manually eliminate the infestation.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Nov. 2025
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But everybody worked in collaboration with the FBI, who were able to have subpoena power and really dig in.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Maybe entrepreneurship to you means slaving away behind a laptop, answering to clients, suppliers and team members.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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After two years away on loan while Leeds were slaving away in the second tier, the winger has returned to find his old No 11 shirt in Brenden Aaronson’s possession.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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After a 3-1 defeat at Fulham in September, Howe pulled Isak aside and told him to knuckle down.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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European countries need to knuckle down and increase their military capabilities while Russia is still dedicating a chunk of its forces to its invasion of Ukraine, Sweden's defense minister has said.—
Ellie Cook — reporting from Prague, Czech Republic,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Hammer (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20%28away%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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