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Recent Examples of first base
The second blast came after Allen wanted to make up for a defensive miscue at first base.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
Hank Conger, the team’s first base coach last season, has been promoted to assistant bench coach and will serve as catchers coach, as well.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
There's a big hole at first base with Alonso hitting the open market.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
The Mariners need to upgrade both first base and third base and could use Bohm, who has two more years of team control, at whatever position is better for them.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
Hank Conger, the team’s first base coach last season, has been promoted to assistant bench coach and will serve as catchers coach, as well.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
There's a big hole at first base with Alonso hitting the open market.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
The Mariners need to upgrade both first base and third base and could use Bohm, who has two more years of team control, at whatever position is better for them.
—Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Higher education | School shooters California Democrats open special session to Trump-proof state priorities DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term A California federal court was ground zero for hashing out Trump’s border policies.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
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As the news headlines show, Greenland’s ice sheet is ground zero of earth’s shifting climate.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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It’s been on the city drawing board for years but has yet to go any further.Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com, 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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The picture appears to be an excerpt from the video that the Princess of Wales shared at the beginning of September to inform the public about the completion of her chemotherapy and her gradual return to her public duties.Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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How Wisconsin's Sweet Take on the Old-Fashioned Elevated it to State Cocktail Status Thanks to its apocryphal beginnings and statewide brand loyalty, the brandy old-fashioned is the Badger State's go-to cocktail.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 19 Dec. 2024
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Trump has vowed to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on day one of his presidency.Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has made day one promises that will upend gun violence prevention efforts nationwide.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The highly skilled and versatile Baker has recorded 142 tackles (88 solo), two sacks and three passes defensed in 14 starts this season.Doug Haller, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Also on Tuesday night, Ho struck down that request, ruling that the trial should proceed with an April 21 start date.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Four years ago, at the outset of Carlos Correa’s free agency, Crane confirmed to a Houston television station the club offered its superstar shortstop a five-year, $160 million deal.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Wadhwani used this data to train an AI model that uses the information collected at the outset of treatment for predictions.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
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King was the primary beneficiary of that extra space on the baseline, hitting multiple jumpers as Hidalgo found her repeatedly in the short corner.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Meeting baseline staffing or maintenance standards may keep the lights on, but exceeding them can unlock outsized gains.Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20base. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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