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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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Even compared with similar places, which were generally moving toward the G.O.P., and controlling for exposure to economic shocks, the communities targeted by the sales reps—the opioid ground zeros—moved toward the Republicans by an extra 4.6 per cent in the 2020 House elections.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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Red Bull, the energy drink company known for its extreme sports series, is bringing it back to ground zero.Shawna Chen, Axios, 18 Oct. 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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My stay was brief—just two nights at the beginning of a weeklong trip through Spain.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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While neither deal extends to the beginning of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration, the resort has announced a hotel promotion that begins May 16 and runs through Sept. 26, with discounts as high as 30% off, depending on the time of stay.Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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In my experience, no CMO truly succeeds without adopting this mindset—much like in politics, where the vice president is prepared to lead on day one.Tifenn Dano Kwan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Both of these steps had been mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in 2006—but its terms were never enforced, and Hezbollah violated its terms from day one.Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Co-starring with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye are Rosemary Clooney, a Maysville, Kentucky, native who got her start singing on WLW radio, and dancer Vera-Ellen of Norwood.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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Winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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At the outset of her career, SZA signed with Lamar’s old label, Top Dawg Entertainment, and the two have frequently guested on each other’s tracks over the years.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
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All of this points to an environment where software developers are under more pressure to ensure their products are resilient and robust from the outset.Stephen de Vries, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Three Gmail Security Tips For Android Users From Google Itself Google has published a set of three security tips for Android users of the Gmail service which provide a good baseline for keeping your email secure.Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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On the campaign trail earlier this year, Trump pledged a baseline tariff of 10 percent on all imports to the United States and up to 60 percent on those from China in particular.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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