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Recent Examples of rabbit punch
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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The Clippers took body blows from the Mavericks with Leonard, and fell into a series hole.Law Murray, The Athletic, 28 Apr. 2024
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Even putting aside a death toll on both sides that could dwarf the war in Ukraine, a war in Taiwan would be a body blow to the global economy.Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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With just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bronny dribbled toward the baseline, then backed out, steadied himself, and knocked down a smooth jumpshot.Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were sent to the home in the 6000 block of Sultana Avenue at around 4:50 p.m. and were able to knock down the fire in 30 minutes.Camilla Rambaldi, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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In June 2016, for instance, a Trump rally in downtown San Jose was the scene of a bloody melee of sucker punches, thrown bottles and burned MAGA hats once protesters showed up.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Though the evening doesn't quite go as planned, the gang consoles each other at home, where Jess gets her revenge on Nick for the sucker punch.Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Clockwise from top left: Photograph by Mark Seliger for TIME, Photograph by Mark Mahaney for TIME, Illustration by Nigel Buchanan for TIME, Illustration by Tim O’Brien for TIME Musk didn’t seem to care.Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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The left is rejecting men and masculinity, so men are becoming more right-wing.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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White, black, brown, and cream all pair well with a muted green color.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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The interiors are a paean to nautical good taste, decked with antique oil portraits, brass chandeliers, and white wainscotting.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The dual-cockpit design aims for near mirror-image layouts for the driver and passenger—all hand assembled and lavishly decked with carbon fiber and stitched leather.Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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Bitcoin’s historical price swings—both surging and plummeting within short periods—raise questions about the stability of using it to back state or national funds.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this month, Combs and his defense team lost out on a big swing when Judge Subramanian denied their motion for a gag order on witnesses and others in both his criminal case and the dozens of civil cases against him.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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Instead, these soon-to-be-newlyweds ride in limos and go clubbing with their respective pod squads before both parties unite into one big mixer — at which point Fernanda and Gerardo begin complaining about each other to anyone who’ll listen.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Noel yells at them to leave, starting a row that ends with Noel clubbing his younger brother on the head with a cricket bat.Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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