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Watch Kimmel's hosting pitch in the clip above.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Before Tuesday afternoon, how many times had big brother watched little brother pitch in the pro game?—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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But also, dig in to the story behind this restaurant.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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For those considering fall planting, aim to dig in about 60 to 90 days before the first hard frost arrives.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
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Magadan had a deadly reputation in the Stalin era, as a hub for Gulag mines where political prisoners slaved sometimes to death and produced gold and other minerals in the process.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
19 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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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 9 Mar. 2026.
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