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Recent Examples of first base
Even the man closest to the play, first base coach Clayton McCullough, could hardly believe it.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
In the movie, fictional Athletics’ manager Art Howe refused to play Hatteberg, a walk-happy converted catcher, at first base even though that was the front office’s vision.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
Kansas City's Frank White then lofted a foul pop fly to the first base side of home plate.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
First, Julio Rodríguez scored from first base on Raley’s double into the left-field corner for a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
In the movie, fictional Athletics’ manager Art Howe refused to play Hatteberg, a walk-happy converted catcher, at first base even though that was the front office’s vision.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
Kansas City's Frank White then lofted a foul pop fly to the first base side of home plate.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
First, Julio Rodríguez scored from first base on Raley’s double into the left-field corner for a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
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Georgia was ground zero for Trump’s claims about the election being stolen in 2020.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shipping ports are ground zero for the emerging hydrogen economy.David Blekhman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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It’s been on the city drawing board for years but has yet to go any further.Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 27 May 2021
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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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Unfortunately, the time for these measures was at the beginning of the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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At the beginning of 2023, Quevedo announced a stop in his career.Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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Prioritize Your Media Presence My advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is to prioritize building a media presence from day one.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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However, day one was reported to have the strongest chance of viewing compared to the following nights.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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According to Texas, the school record for career starts is the 55 made by both Jonathon Scott and Rodrique Wright from 2002-05. Texas has two games left in the regular season, so Majors will soon tie Blake Gideon (52 starts from 2008-11) and Colt McCoy (53 starts from 2006-09).Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Winston has avoided turnovers in two of his three starts this year, but did throw three killer picks against the Chargers on Nov. 3.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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While some of the races are still too close to call, what was certain from the outset in this year’s election was that at least two City Council seats would have fresh blood.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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For years, Amazon eschewed profits in the name of building trust and market share, and ensuring that it was well-placed to fill the hole in the market that Bezos had identified at the outset.The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
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That’s because the baseline for this comparison is the data for 2021, which Asher and other crime experts say is unreliable because the FBI switched crime reporting systems that year and compliance by local police departments plummeted.Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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At one point, a bomb targeting the local police precinct magically defuses itself, establishing a baseline that lowers the stakes of Willis and Lana’s efforts.Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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