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The right-hander gave up two runs on just three hits — including a leadoff home run in the sixth by Schwarber — and struck out five, but also walked five.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026 -
Uncharacteristically, Torrey Pines pitchers threw six wild pitches in the game, walked two batters and hit two others.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Last year, Aubrey Pierce walked into a 7-Eleven in north Tampa, plopped down $50, and walked out with a $25,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier scratch-off ticket.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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The artist Oscar Murillo came in as Getty presidential scholar Sandra Jackson-Dumont walked out.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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“Locked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked%20out. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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