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Recent Examples of bunt
With runners at the corners, Allen bunted into a forceout that scored Cameron for a 4-2 lead.
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Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
Tatum then bunted toward third to move a pair of runners into scoring position in front of a two-run double by Jarett Boswell.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
Trevor Tanis bunted home the winning run in the seventh as Post 96 walked off with a 6-5 win over Portsmouth (N.H.).
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Pérez then threw a wild pitch that moved Edwards to second and walked Nick Gordon after the left fielder tried to bunt, prompting No. 9 hitter Ali Sánchez to bunt both runners over for the top of the order.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
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Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
Tatum then bunted toward third to move a pair of runners into scoring position in front of a two-run double by Jarett Boswell.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
Trevor Tanis bunted home the winning run in the seventh as Post 96 walked off with a 6-5 win over Portsmouth (N.H.).
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Pérez then threw a wild pitch that moved Edwards to second and walked Nick Gordon after the left fielder tried to bunt, prompting No. 9 hitter Ali Sánchez to bunt both runners over for the top of the order.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
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Beyond stroking Trump’s ego, Sunday’s display of dominance in one of the bluest places in America seemed designed to create a sense of inevitability around a Republican restoration.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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In a video posted to X, Hines, 59, was seen stroking her husband’s face with her finger.Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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As California politicos look ahead to 2025, the biggest question looming is whether Vice President Kamala Harris — a native daughter, battered just weeks ago by presidential election defeat — will enter the 2026 California governor’s race.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Islamic Republic may have emerged from that conflict battered and impoverished, but the fighting helped the clerical regime consolidate its grip on power.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mayor Karen Bass tapped City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who leaves office on Sunday, to be executive director of the Office of Major Events.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kate Middleton and Prince William and tapped Pilkington as their private photographer for their wedding in 2011, and have entrusted her in the years that followed to take the birthday portraits of their children, Prince George, 11 Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The game’s opening 10 minutes saw the striker lose possession after attempting to flick the ball around the corner.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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As Swift started singing, fans began to flick on the flashlights on their phones until the entire stadium was illuminated.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Opposition lawmakers had pushed an initial impeachment vote on Dec. 7, but that failed to clear the 200-votes needed to impeach Yoon after lawmakers from his ruling People’s Power Party walked out of the chamber.Lim Hui Jie,Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Politics Democrat Derek Tran ousts Republican Michelle Steel in competitive Orange County House race Nov. 27, 2024 The Orange County GOP pushed back on the voter fraud claims in a detailed email that went out last week to a mailing list of about 60,000 people, Avila said.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Doe alleges that he was drugged and sodomized by the disgraced mogul, being shoved into a vehicle where the assault allegedly took place.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Footage shows the Hitchcock family’s son was shoved onto the floor, grabbed roughly by the shoulders, dragged by his arms and slammed into a table, among other things.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Paul jabbed his way to a unanimous victory, cementing his legacy in the boxing world.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Residents crowded over hot dogs and burgers while jabbing one another with jokes and stories.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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On November 10th, after the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive end Nick Bosa sacked Baker Mayfield during the 49ers’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, another defensive lineman, Leonard Floyd, came over to Bosa and gently butted helmets.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jess McAllen takes a deep dive into the recent history of therapeutic approaches to mental illness, AI therapy chatbots, and what happens when the logical rigor of technology butts up against the chaotic reality of human brains.Michelle Weber, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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