as in buckles (down)
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Got beat on some different pitches in zone and then wasn’t around the zone in some of the at-bats.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026 -
Ullola had thrown at least 66 pitches in eight of his previous 10 Triple-A outings.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Things are equally akilter in his family’s home, with his mother now sitting on the couch watching TV while his father slaves away in the kitchen.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Knuckles down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knuckles%20down. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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