squeeze play

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Recent Examples of squeeze play That squeeze play will enhance our wind. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023 In a 7-3 win over Atlanta, full-court baseball - a steal of third and a squeeze play - opened the door for a big inning and keyed a series win over the world champions. Dallas News, 1 May 2022 Louis Bussard then squared to bunt, with Trout digging for home plate on an apparent squeeze play. Mike Waters, Dallas News, 20 May 2022 The Jacksonville Jaguars made a surprise move after practice on Wednesday, releasing veteran defensive tackle Malcom Brown who appeared to be caught in a squeeze play involving younger players ahead of him and behind him on the depth chart. Garry Smits, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for squeeze play
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Noun
  • Add a squeeze of lime and some cilantro for this fun take on supper.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Either way, enjoy a side of potatoes cooked in red-tinged chorizo fat and shower each bite with a squeeze of fresh lime.
    Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As the threat of bird flu mounts—the virus is tearing through farms and mutating in ways that increasingly threaten human health—the country’s response has been woefully inadequate.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Will Trump threats spark another uprising? Control issues?
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising the taxes would help create U.S. factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This tactic mirrors the value of having a creative partner who’s never afraid to toss out a left-field suggestion because, unlike humans, AI has no ego or fear of embarrassment.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trade War Overview Tariff threats and trade policies are being weaponized to advance U.S. geopolitical conflict deterrence and economic statecraft, acting as the sword and shield of economic security to support U.S. self-sufficiency and undercut Chinese economic power.
    Jason Schenker, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Some weapons, like warhammers, can only do blunt damage, while something like a sword or spear can switch between slicing and stabbing at the push of a button.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Here's hoping that the little furball can replicate Jonesy's fate and survive the Xenomorph menace too.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Russia ruled out European proposals to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine and said Thursday that French President Emmanuel Macron had threatened it by suggesting that Moscow was a grave menace to Europe.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her strength is not just in her ability to fight, but in her refusal to disappear.
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Specifically, its relative strength index reading fell to 28.3.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Women belonging to ethnic and religious minorities experienced distinct harms that were compounded by pre-existing discrimination and violence against them - as women and as minorities.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • According to Us Weekly, in April 2021, Matt pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with corporal injury of a spouse and guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud or deceit.
    Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Protein serves as the building block for bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The muscles around the knee tend to shut down and shrink with startling rapidity once all that inflammation builds up around a torn ACL.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

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