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As word ricochetted around Washington last week that Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice was pulling his name amid untenable scrutiny of a dating life alleged to include minors, drugs, and cash, nowhere were the sighs of relief louder than from the DOJ staffers themselves.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Defensive tackle Isaiah Mack came up with an interception that ricocheted off Burton on a bobble.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Back in the Nineties, a story ricocheted all across the Internet that Pink Floyd secretly synced up their 1973 LP Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard of Oz.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Instead, Smith faked a handoff, checked the ball down to Walker and was nearly intercepted again after the ball ricocheted off the running back’s hands.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Defensive tackle Isaiah Mack came up with an interception that ricocheted off Burton on a bobble.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Back in the Nineties, a story ricocheted all across the Internet that Pink Floyd secretly synced up their 1973 LP Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard of Oz.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Instead, Smith faked a handoff, checked the ball down to Walker and was nearly intercepted again after the ball ricocheted off the running back’s hands.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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