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Times have changed since Millennials were little and neighborhoods had lots more stay-at-home moms available to pitch in.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Relief pitcher Alex Vesia stepped away from the team shortly before the World Series started and did not return to pitch in any of the games.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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After the review appeared, reporters began to dig in.—
Michael Waters,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
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Conceding that late equaliser to Arsenal was also a bitter way to end what was an unexpectedly galvanising performance that showed City can dig in.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Po’s journey begins while slaving away at his boring noodle job on the day the Dragon Warrior is to be chosen.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Nov. 2025
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In an earlier era, the area around Goma, a region of vast lakes and forests, was the ivory belt of equatorial Africa, and the target of slaving expeditions from the Arab world.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 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 8 Jan. 2026.
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