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Domínguez did not pitch in the opener, which the Orioles won 16-4.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025 -
Darvish has thrown 69 pitches in each of his last two starts after hitting 83 in his second start.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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So the lawyers got involved, Marinakis dug in his heels, and once the initial anger had subsided, the charm offensive began to persuade Gibbs-White to stay.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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Then his paws and teeth finally dig in, enjoying parts of the juicy fruit.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 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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However, the worse the prison’s conditions become — as the workers are forced to slave away on secret Death Star parts with no promise of release — the more Kino is pushed to join Cassian and his brewing prisoner revolt.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 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 14 Aug. 2025.
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