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main men

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Noun

These are the 30-homer big boys, the men who hit in the top four spots of most teams’ lineups.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.

— Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026

Definition of big boys

Noun

The Islamic Scholarship Fund, New York production and post house Lost in Space, and Aneesa Talks, which filmmaker Aneesa Khan founded to support South Asian and Muslim creatives, have also signed on as partners.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

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After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.

— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026

Definition of big guns

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The Ratepayer Protection Act, meant to prevent data centers from raising electricity prices, enjoyed sweeping support in the House from all but three Democrats while all but four of their colleagues in the Senate opposed it.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Anthony Jack, Richard Boyatzis and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University coached people once about their personal vision and once about their current problems, then scanned them with fMRI.

— Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleagues

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The big deals have been made, the big shots have come and gone.

— David Szondy July 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
Yet the mental horizons of Maucci and his associates were wider and more mobile than those of the big shots, small-time lawyers, and clerics who’d remained to vegetate in their old Lunigiana.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of big shots

Noun

With the brothers especially, there’s a little bit too much telling us via dialogue, rather than showing us with full scenes.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
But campus police made no arrests, and the district attorney, Matthew Van Houten, initially declined to pursue charges against the seven fraternity brothers.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of brothers

Noun

The car's quirky appearance is enhanced by a sporty body kit and big wheels that are pushed to the farthest edges.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
The cars that Geely showcased at CES, in Las Vegas, were large SUVs with big wheels, opulent interiors, and three rows of seats—not unlike a Ford Explorer.

— Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of big wheels

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Nader, who stars on Love Thy Nader with her sisters Brooks, Sarah Jane, and Mary Holland, worked with Haus Labs and makeup artist Sophia Toland to achieve her camera-ready glam.

— Christina Oehler, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
Opened in 2023 in the Westchester town of Harrison, this all-day cafe from sisters (and NYC natives) Charlotte and Carrie Denoyer quickly took off in part due to the runaway success of the wide-ranging menu's burger.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

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