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The same issue holds when possession is flipped: Will ASU tailback Cam Skattebo have consistent success against a UT run defense that allows just 104 yards per game?
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
But the string of modern-day tailbacks stretches to Ian Johnson, who famously won the 2007 Fiesta Bowl on the Statue of Liberty handoff, followed by James Avery, Doug Martin, D.J Harper, Jay Ajayi (the former single-season record holder), Jeremy McNichols, Mattison and George Holani.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
By Wednesday night, the U signed Montgomery, Ala., tailback Trey Berry.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
But the string of modern-day tailbacks stretches to Ian Johnson, who famously won the 2007 Fiesta Bowl on the Statue of Liberty handoff, followed by James Avery, Doug Martin, D.J Harper, Jay Ajayi (the former single-season record holder), Jeremy McNichols, Mattison and George Holani.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
By Wednesday night, the U signed Montgomery, Ala., tailback Trey Berry.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailback
Noun
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Bakewell has several signature dishes, including the jam pastry Bakewell Pudding and the Bakewell Tart, a shortcrust pastry made with jam and almonds.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The club lounge is well worth the upgrade, with beef noodle soup and black sesame croissants at breakfast, hojicha scones with Taiwanese pink guava jam for afternoon tea, and an outdoor terrace that feels like an urban oasis.—
Amber Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By cutting out the bottlenecks of constant approvals, organizations can streamline operations and improve overall efficiency. 3.—
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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This bottleneck prevented faster clock speeds being exploited and forced chip designers to move towards parallel designs such as the multi-core processors common today.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Number 2, there are going to be snarls along the way.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Early 2021: Shipping snarls and worker shortages from the coronavirus pandemic continue to hurt the supply April 2021: Inflation rates cross 4% and increase rapidly Early 2022: Energy and food prices spike due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Tailback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailback. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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