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Recent Examples of right-hander
Despite his availability, Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan will not get the start in the finale.
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Michael Lorenzen, a 34-year-old right-hander who plays for the Colorado Rockies and grew up in Anaheim, California.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
The right-hander struck out five — getting two Ks on sliders, two on curveballs (one looking) and one with the fastball.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Mar. 2026
This Wednesday the Red Sox right-hander will take the mound for Team Dominican Republic in a pre-World Baseball Classic exhibition against the Detroit Tigers at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Michael Lorenzen, a 34-year-old right-hander who plays for the Colorado Rockies and grew up in Anaheim, California.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
The right-hander struck out five — getting two Ks on sliders, two on curveballs (one looking) and one with the fastball.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Mar. 2026
This Wednesday the Red Sox right-hander will take the mound for Team Dominican Republic in a pre-World Baseball Classic exhibition against the Detroit Tigers at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
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Shavers also performed like a heavyweight boxer, delivering the basketball equivalent of an uppercut with a 27-footer from the right wing after Hyde Park pulled within 10 with six minutes left.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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In a match between the heavyweights Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh, an uppercut from Ibeh caused Miller’s hairpiece to flap back like the lid on a box.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the Warriors were also buoyed by the presence of Jimmy Butler – travelling to his first game since tearing his ACL in January – and Steph Curry, who remained out with runner’s knee but sat on the bench.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Skin torn off the top of LeBron James’ knee, the Lakers star sharing a photo to Instagram on Monday morning, is somehow a representative image of how the team hustled its way to a five-game winning streak.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Adam Scott and his timeless golf swing should continue to pick off various longevity records in the coming years.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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That swing, at least for the moment, equalized things.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sign up here to receive an email right as the chat is about to start.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Activists Salomé García, who focuses on publicizing the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, and Norges Rodríguez, director of YucaByte, which covers censorship and violations of the right to information in Cuba, also demanded that right at the press conference.—
Sarah Moreno
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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San Diego unveiled a new Brazilian trio with Dudinha on the left, Ludmila in the middle and Gabi Portilho on the right-hand side.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Westwood star guard Kavian Bryant grabbed the rebound, but turned the ball back over to Paradise with 8 tenths of a second left.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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Biomechanical research clocks the sidewinder topping out at around 2.2 mph on the ground.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Another sidewinder on the deuce side had the same result.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Few celebrities have sparked a cult following quite like the roundhouse-kicking Chuck Norris.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Cordell Walker, a steely-eyed former Marine who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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The image of Pages making the catch, as Kiké Hernandez absorbs a body blow, is already seared into Dodgers lore.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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Jaxson Hayes delivered the final body blow, throwing down an Eastbay dunk in transition after stealing the ball from Josh Giddey to put the Lakers up by 14 with just under three minutes remaining.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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