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Noun
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The ball ended up clearing the fence at Sutter Health Park as Yankee center fielder Trent Grisham ran out of room and his back hit the wall.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025 -
His wood back fence was gone, but his dog and house were fine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Dog shampoo bottles are among the many creative ways smugglers have tried to sneak meth in and out of the country.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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As Thai Customs also tightened border checks, that move led to more than 800 cannabis smugglers being caught between October 2024 and March 2025.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The iron law explains why bootleggers smuggled whiskey instead of beer or wine during alcohol prohibition.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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His death reportedly was the result of a dispute with a bootlegger.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Typically shares will jump to or close to a buyout price if traders are confident a deal will go through as proposed.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
8 May 2025
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It was originally built for William Dever Johnson, a livestock trader, in 1906.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2025
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Clark may already be the best passer and distributor in the history of the game.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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These medication counterfeiters and distributors often work closely with packaging counterfeiters.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Trucks were unloading at Steinbrenner Field throughout the week — seven of them for the home clubhouse alone — and some of them arrived via the Rays’ long-time concessionaire company, which is not going to be their concessionaire this season.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But the changes put concessionaires on the clock, too.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Phoenicians gave the world its first alphabet and were formidable sea merchants and colonizers, establishing city-states throughout the central and western Mediterranean.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
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Good luck going and trying to scan QR codes and figuring out, okay, which merchant accepts, which doesn't.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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No, Xi’s Communist Party isn’t enjoying Trump raising tariffs on China again and again like some manic auctioneer.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Maluleke, the former men's professional player, fired off commentary at the speed and cadence of an auctioneer.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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