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Recent Examples of rabbit punch
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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All of which meant that when economists gathered in San Francisco this month for the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, there was a sense that their famous confidence — critics would say arrogance — had been, if not shattered, certainly dealt a body blow.Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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According to a preliminary assessment, the false echo alerts that continued to go out on Friday occurred as cell towers came back online after they were initially knocked down because of the fires, McGowan said.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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However, many other outages were caused by heavy winds and the fires themselves, knocking down power lines.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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That elicited a response from Miller, who jumped Marchand to defend Hughes, only to eat a few gloved sucker punches after Marchand somehow extricated himself from the pile.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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This immediately became one of my favorite coming-of-age films of the year, and with its sucker punch runtime, everyone can and should give it a stream.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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Far-right propagandists have spent years peddling false equivalency with the 2020 George Floyd protests, arguing that the insurrectionists were persecuted while their counterparts on the left were allowed to skate.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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After Thomas entered the game for Russell with 5:23 left in the first quarter, the Nets ended the period on a 14-11 run to take a seven-point lead into the second quarter.C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Enjoy a mini Ketel One espresso martini or a mini mandarin and cream martini for dessert.Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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We were surprised by the Parmesan creamed spinach, though.Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood's biggest names decked the halls with boughs of holly and enjoyed the Christmas holiday on Wednesday.Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Burger King is decking the halls with deals after Christmas.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes, the 17-year-old makes this dusty trek twice per day, committed to perfecting his backhand on ground balls, creating separation between his upper and lower half on swings off the tee, and strengthening his already laser-like arm through a regimen of regular drills.Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the context of inflation measures, energy and food are two of the most volatile categories and can exhibit wild swings because of factors considered one-time in nature.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Higher revenues clubbed with margin expansion and fewer shares resulted in the company’s bottom line of $21.17 now, up 54% from $13.77 in 2021.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Clifford and Ronny Mauricio. Clifford, 21, has clubbed 45 home runs in 269 career pro-ball games.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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