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Recent Examples of lefty
Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
The lefty compiled a 17-8 record with 6 saves and a 3.09 ERA in 266 MLB regular-season games, all in relief through 2013.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Fraser Ellard The lefty was one of the team’s more reliable relievers after arriving from Charlotte on July 30.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
His win over Maloney in 2022 was to New York Republicans something like what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary upset, in 2018, was to New York lefties.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
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Texas lefty Cody Bradford tied his career high with eight strikeouts over seven innings, while Oakland rookie right-hander Joey Estes struck out seven in six innings.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
The lefty compiled a 17-8 record with 6 saves and a 3.09 ERA in 266 MLB regular-season games, all in relief through 2013.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Fraser Ellard The lefty was one of the team’s more reliable relievers after arriving from Charlotte on July 30.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
His win over Maloney in 2022 was to New York Republicans something like what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary upset, in 2018, was to New York lefties.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
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Starting in the 1990s, modern liquor pioneers such as Austin's Tito's Handmade Vodka, Hye's Garrison Brothers Distillery, Dripping Springs' Treaty Oak Distilling and Waco's Balcones Distilling sparked a revival that continues to expand each year.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Here, find our guide to the new wave of hotels reimagining Rome for the modern traveler.Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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This contemporary dispossession of Indigenous people fits into the long and violent history in which legal and extralegal measures are taken by those in power to forcibly remove Indigenous inhabitants from their land.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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The tradition is centuries old and unique to the U.K., with some towns creating huge elaborate effigies of Guy Fawkes to be burned — sometimes instead building models of contemporary figures, including former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Bright pinks, yellows and oranges, and cream are featured in the brand's marketing and messaging.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Choose from four shades: Pink Pop (classic pink), Peach Pop (peachy-nude), and Dream Pop (cherry-pink cross).Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 25 Nov. 2024
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But relying on technology, no matter how advanced, to fully assume the role of one or both pilots onboard commercial flights is a step too far.Jason Ambrosi, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
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Their fit process, backed by advanced AI and years of data, gives you a suit that has that luxury fit, without the traditional tape measure routine.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Blitz often has the feel of an old war movie — with all the sincerity and occasional heavy-handedness that implies — re-made to center the women, immigrants, and socialists often left out of the historical record.Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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These modern socialists go after their prey by extensive regulation.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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