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The Cougars sustained their own body blows two weeks ago when basketball coach Kyle Smith and athletic director Pat Chun left for Stanford and Washington, respectively.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The surest way to demoralize Green Bay is with an early body blow.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
But on Friday night, that excitement was dealt a massive body blow.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Each attack on Kharkiv feels like a body blow to the soul.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The surest way to demoralize Green Bay is with an early body blow.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
But on Friday night, that excitement was dealt a massive body blow.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Each attack on Kharkiv feels like a body blow to the soul.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
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Find the other two that make up the famous asterism — Deneb in Cygnus, above Vega, and Altair in Aquila, to the left.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Dodgers regained the lead, 8-5, in the sixth, but with two on in the bottom of the inning, Joe DiMaggio hit a long fly to left that looked like a sure homer.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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But one message that’s interwoven into the themes of women’s (and men’s) rights, AI and climate change that are explored in the Ryan Murphy horror series couldn’t be clearer for star Lesley Manville ahead of next week’s presidential election.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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The new option would exempt LP investments either below $2 million (including parallel or co-investments) or where the fund provides assurances that capital won’t be used in restricted transactions, so long as the LP’s rights are limited to a narrow set of minority protections.Courtney Fingar, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Embiid, who suffered a torn meniscus last season, sat out of preseason to help heal his left knee quickly.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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On his first catch back following a nearly two-year recovery from a gruesome right knee injury, UTSA wide receiver De’Corian Clark suffered an ACL tear to his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, coach Jeff Traylor said Monday.Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
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In deep-blue California, half a dozen congressional seats are considered swing districts, and two of them are held by Portuguese Republicans in the Central Valley.Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Golfers ultimately only see the information pertinent to their swing.Scott Kramer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Watching Ryland’s game-winning kick on the big screen in the stadium, Murray subtly pumped his fist as the crowd erupted.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Those 1996 Packers used Jacke’s memorable kick against the 49ers as a springboard to greatness.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills to the role — including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Urías throws a roundhouse punch with his pitching hand and unleashes a stream of expletives in Spanish.Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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But the harrowing story of The Candy Man's crimes continues to send shivers down people's spines during Halloween season.Sean Neumann, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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The characters Damien in The Omen and Holland in The Other still send shivers up my spine.Sharon Virts, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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The post, which walks viewers through the ring's elaborate hiding place on a kitchen counter, has been viewed more than 17 million times, drawing a flurry of amused comments from TikTok users.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Here’s how Niccol plans to help Starbucks’ sales rebound: Ending the disorder of mobile order and pay Starbucks customers have become used to walking into a cafe and seeing a counter crowded with mobile orders.Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Body blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20blow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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