squeeze play

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Recent Examples of squeeze play 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 Laureano, the automatic runner in the 10th, got caught in a rundown on a squeeze play and some words were exchanged after a collision involving outfielder Francisco Alvarez. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for squeeze play
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Noun
  • There’s no need to use a caulking gun to apply it, just remove the cap and squeeze.
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  • The data, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Wednesday, shows that the financial squeeze on consumers and businesses remains high, but there are hopes this could be the peak.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When coupled with existing infrastructure like alarms, access systems, and IoT sensors, AI systems help ensure potential threats are actioned swiftly and autonomously.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In return, Annabelle’s group perceived the alliance as a threat and started spending more points on military.
    Kaleb Demerew, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the occasional mutual love, progressives have argued that Sliwa has previously stoked racist fears and encouraged vigilante aggression.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Glossier is supporting other alumni of its 5-year-old grant program this year because of the challenges so many of these emerging brands are facing—and despite political fear among many other companies to keep these kinds of programs going.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The trailer highlights the series' signature bone-crunching, sword-swinging action alongside glimpses of Tarabay's rags-to-riches Ashur navigating the politics of the elite.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The girls are put to the fire anyway, and when the sudden appearance of a crusading Nilfgaardian army seems to offer a chance of escape, Beata is simply killed by a random soldier’s sword.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Political action committees have circulated push polls falsely suggesting Mamdani intends to make halal mandatory, and attack ads have darkened and elongated his beard to evoke the visual coding of menace.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Kayshon Boutte remains a menace deep.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Weekly physiotherapy sessions became part of their routine, and to their relief, Manolo began to regain a bit of strength.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • All that motion benefits bone strength, too.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The texts emerged as Republicans have sought to link Democrats’ rhetoric to acts of political violence, including the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
    Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Jones faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the race in October after Jones' recent texting scandal, in which he was revealed to have called for violence against a Republican lawmaker.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And with the 2026 midterms looming, some experts worry Guard troops could even be used as a tool of systemic voter suppression and intimidation.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Church members reported an uptick in harassment and intimidation.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025

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