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In past games, individual Bruins lingered with the ball too often, making for easy pickings against an athletic team and capable keeper.
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Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
After that was out of the way, SLIME and DOLL were easy pickings.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The checks are easy pickings for thieves, defense lawyers have told the Daily News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Like The White Lotus except if the whole thing took place at the hotel restaurant, The Menu finds its cast of characters — much of them rich and status-chasing — to be easy pickings for satirizing.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2023
Infected shrimp typically become sluggish and spend more time exposed in the open marsh, easy pickings for hungry birds.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2023
In contrast, clones are easy pickings for a parasite.
—Joann C Gutin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Those waters also provide an abundance of easy pickings for amateur hunters.
—Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Our ancestors simply took advantage of the deceased as easy pickings—at least during earlier stages of our evolution.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
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Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
After that was out of the way, SLIME and DOLL were easy pickings.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The checks are easy pickings for thieves, defense lawyers have told the Daily News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Like The White Lotus except if the whole thing took place at the hotel restaurant, The Menu finds its cast of characters — much of them rich and status-chasing — to be easy pickings for satirizing.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2023
Infected shrimp typically become sluggish and spend more time exposed in the open marsh, easy pickings for hungry birds.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2023
In contrast, clones are easy pickings for a parasite.
—Joann C Gutin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Those waters also provide an abundance of easy pickings for amateur hunters.
—Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Our ancestors simply took advantage of the deceased as easy pickings—at least during earlier stages of our evolution.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
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“Easy pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easy%20pickings. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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