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Recent Examples of squeeze play
Fermin’s sixth-inning bunt on the safety squeeze play that scored Laureano was his fourth sacrifice hit with the Padres, which is tied for third on the team behind Luis Arraez (10) and Martin Maldonado (six).
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
But leadoff hitter Austin Martin failed to get down a bunt on a safety squeeze play.
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John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
15 Aug. 2025
San Francisco executed a squeeze play — Brett Wisely bunting, Ramos scoring.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Little Margin for Error Image Near the end of his shift, the controller handling both helicopters and commercial jets tried to pull off a complicated, and potentially risky, maneuver called a squeeze play.
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Kate Kelly,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
But leadoff hitter Austin Martin failed to get down a bunt on a safety squeeze play.
—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
15 Aug. 2025
San Francisco executed a squeeze play — Brett Wisely bunting, Ramos scoring.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Little Margin for Error Image Near the end of his shift, the controller handling both helicopters and commercial jets tried to pull off a complicated, and potentially risky, maneuver called a squeeze play.
—
Kate Kelly,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze play
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Newcomb made a nice play earlier in the inning on a safety-squeeze attempt, flipping the ball out of his glove to the plate in time to get a runner.
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Spreads or squeeze-style margarines do not go through this process and instead rely on higher ratios of water and air to solid oils, which keep them soft and spreadable.
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Like Alito’s paisanes, my Mexican family was also demonized for supposedly being insufficiently American and posing a threat to national unity.
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Such a bond occurs when a judge grants a compassionate release for inmates who are in failing health and no longer a threat to the community.
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With the end of the month fast approaching, the migrant exodus has continued as fear of further mob attacks spreads through poor neighborhoods and informal settlements.
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Agents from Hawthorne to Manhattan Beach, Venice and Santa Monica report early inquiries on $5-million-plus properties, raising fears of speculative price spikes and even tighter inventory.
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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.
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Played by House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock, Kara’s path crosses that of an angry, sword-wielding teenager, Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who seeks revenge for her slain family.
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This is the cruel reality of the mindless menace of gun violence in our city.
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Promise David has enough menace to go around.
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The study was small, and follow-up research has not yet confirmed those results with the same strength.
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Draw upon your well of strength.
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One Haitian man who left the country in 2023, speaking on condition of anonymity, described a reality of constant violence and instability.
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The film has been effectively banned in Boll’s native Germany, due to depictions of extreme violence and seemingly anti-immigrant message, according to The Telegraph.
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Slobodan Dimitrijevic, 52, was also charged with stalking, plus four misdemeanors — criminal trespass, two counts of harassment and one count of intimidation.
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Critics of the bill have faced arrest and detention, while others have alleged harassment and intimidation.
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“Squeeze play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze%20play. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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