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Recent Examples of bull pen
At times, Devin Williams and Luke Weaver have looked like a dominant duo at the backend of the bullpen.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Adam is tied for the MLB lead with 46 appearances, has a sparkling 1.74 ERA and was a bit of a surprise selection on Sunday if the Padres were only going to get one reliever from baseball’s second-best bullpen (3.28 ERA) into the All-Star Game.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Tyler Phillips worked two scoreless innings out of Miami’s bullpen.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Detmers would need two to three weeks to build up enough endurance to throw four or five innings, and the left-hander has become such a valuable reliever, with a 22-inning scoreless streak that was snapped Wednesday night, that his loss would leave a gaping hole in the bullpen.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Adam is tied for the MLB lead with 46 appearances, has a sparkling 1.74 ERA and was a bit of a surprise selection on Sunday if the Padres were only going to get one reliever from baseball’s second-best bullpen (3.28 ERA) into the All-Star Game.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Tyler Phillips worked two scoreless innings out of Miami’s bullpen.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Detmers would need two to three weeks to build up enough endurance to throw four or five innings, and the left-hander has become such a valuable reliever, with a 22-inning scoreless streak that was snapped Wednesday night, that his loss would leave a gaping hole in the bullpen.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
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The truck also includes a 107-foot aerial device with a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump and a 500-gallon onboard water tank, allowing for elevated fire suppression operations.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
9 July 2025
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Metropolis police cars, boulders and a military tank were also spotted amid the movie's filming in Cleveland last summer.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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But in the 43 games he’s missed since suffering a severe quad injury on May 23, he’s been just as impactful from the sidelines, picking up on pitcher cues from the dugout, chatting before and even during at-bats with his teammates, in hitters meetings and in individual instruction in the cage.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Regardless, two Kerri balls and one Mistress ball were placed in the sacred Drag Race Bingo cage, but whose name did Bruno pull out?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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Bone marrow aspiration: This procedure removes a small amount of liquid bone marrow for examination of the bone marrow cells.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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Acids are a form of a chemical exfoliant to remove dead skin cells, smooth texture, unclog pores, and fade hyperpigmentation.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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Other small but apt touches include a Polaroid camera, a Clueless board game, and fuzzy pens, layered.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 July 2025
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Gaylord also offers a room package that includes a DC Super Hero Supply Pack with an autograph book, a projector pen, a superhero cape and more.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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Following Shelia's arrest, she was held in jail without bail, per MetroNews.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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On June 23, 2012, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, convicted Chávez of the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and sentenced him to 13 days in jail and 36 months’ probation.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Photograph: Amazon LifeStraw Personal Water Filter $17 $10 (41% off) Amazon Camping water, and outdoor water, is often gross water—sitting too long in the cooler with pine needles for some reason, running free in the outdoors but maybe unsafe, or pulled from spigots of unknown plumbing.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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You’re already loaded down with beach bags, umbrellas, coolers, sand toys, and more—and hauling all of that across the sand is notoriously difficult.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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If convicted, the charges carry sentences that could send her to prison for years.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2025
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An ex-con who went to prison for shooting a teenager to death during a birthday party went on to go into business as a gun trafficker in Queens after his release on parole, federal prosecutors say.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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