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Recent Examples of first base
Yuki Matsui, who took over with a runner on first base and two outs in the fourth, allowed a two-run homer by Naylor in the fifth inning.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
The only yells Lee got on Saturday afternoon at Target Field were screams of jubilation from his teammates after his bunt up the first base line scored Byron Buxton and sent the Twins to a 6-5 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
In 'Banana Ball,' batters can steal first base, there are no walks, and games have a two-hour time limit.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
His ground ball went right to second baseman Tommy Edman, who initiated a game-ending double play that required Freddie Freeman to make a sprawling scoop at first base.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
The only yells Lee got on Saturday afternoon at Target Field were screams of jubilation from his teammates after his bunt up the first base line scored Byron Buxton and sent the Twins to a 6-5 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
In 'Banana Ball,' batters can steal first base, there are no walks, and games have a two-hour time limit.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
His ground ball went right to second baseman Tommy Edman, who initiated a game-ending double play that required Freddie Freeman to make a sprawling scoop at first base.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
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Next season’s Eastern Conference will be ground zero of the NBA’s parity gambit, molded into the shape of competition the league set in motion over the past half-decade.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Kansas City isn’t exactly ground zero for Oklahoma City Thunder fandom, but the NBA team does have support in the area.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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A number of potentially better reactor types have been stuck on drawing boards or at the experimental stage for decades.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Mar. 2015
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2023
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Trump can celebrate the beginning of summer with a big win.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 July 2025
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The beginning is somewhat known, and the ending is clear.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
5 July 2025
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Together, Sinner and Alcaraz had won the past six Grand Slams, and that day one of them would win the seventh.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Being selected 23rd overall by the Green Bay Packers, the exception is that Golden will go out there and contribute from day one.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Clarkson is a good start, but another piece or two seems likely to be added.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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The research finds that teams achieving strong ROI prioritize value from the outset, rather than pursuing learning for its own sake.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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The Nuggets need his best from the outset, not after using the first two months to get in shape.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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Establish Baseline Measurements Before implementing any AI solution, establish baseline measurements.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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How Personality May Shape Your Workout Preferences An analysis of the data collected revealed that the big five personality traits were strong predictors of whether a person would stick with an exercise plan, which types of exercise someone enjoyed, and baseline fitness.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 July 2025
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