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Recent Examples of punching bag
Netflix has been a favourite punching bag for many in the French industry who blame declining box office on the rise of online viewing.
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Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Dec. 2022
Maybe my knee-jerk reaction just proved a key Harry & Meghan point: The Duchess of Sussex makes for an easy punching bag.
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Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich,
EW.com,
14 Dec. 2022
This 205-pound heavyweight punching bag is a #1 best-seller on Amazon.
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John Thompson,
Men's Health,
14 Nov. 2022
Social media, often a punching bag here, took more hits this year.
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Rob Pegoraro,
USA TODAY,
8 Nov. 2022
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Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Dec. 2022
Maybe my knee-jerk reaction just proved a key Harry & Meghan point: The Duchess of Sussex makes for an easy punching bag.
—
Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich,
EW.com,
14 Dec. 2022
This 205-pound heavyweight punching bag is a #1 best-seller on Amazon.
—
John Thompson,
Men's Health,
14 Nov. 2022
Social media, often a punching bag here, took more hits this year.
—
Rob Pegoraro,
USA TODAY,
8 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punching bag
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There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.
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The loser of Saturday’s match in Kansas City will finish third in this group.
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Of course, 90 percent bankrolled by Sepp Blatter and his cronies, the critical flop (a zero Rotten Tomatoes rating) and commercial loser ($171,000 at the box office against a $30 million budget, America’s lowest-grossing opening ever) was never going to paint a well-balanced picture.
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Despite vast disruption in the industry, box office — particularly opening weekends — is still the shorthand Hollywood uses to declare hits and flops.
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Overnight rainfall coupled with the arrival of storms Saturday means the region could see a washout.
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While a few storms will be possible, the current forecast does not suggest a washout.
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Some critics showed little sympathy, describing her as a quitter.
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My cat, Boris, is not a quitter.
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