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Recent Examples of lefty
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
His win over Maloney in 2022 was to New York Republicans something like what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary upset, in 2018, was to New York lefties.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The Tigers lefty turns 26 on Friday; the rookie has been the beneficiary of an opener in five of his six appearances, posting a 3.18 ERA, 22 strikeouts and just one walk over 22⅔ innings out of the bullpen.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
The organization’s other big arms, righty Brody Brecht and lefty Sean Sullivan, are a few years behind Dollander.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2024
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Fraser Ellard The lefty was one of the team’s more reliable relievers after arriving from Charlotte on July 30.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
His win over Maloney in 2022 was to New York Republicans something like what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary upset, in 2018, was to New York lefties.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The Tigers lefty turns 26 on Friday; the rookie has been the beneficiary of an opener in five of his six appearances, posting a 3.18 ERA, 22 strikeouts and just one walk over 22⅔ innings out of the bullpen.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
The organization’s other big arms, righty Brody Brecht and lefty Sean Sullivan, are a few years behind Dollander.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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What was once a niche for ultra-cheap laptops for students has expanded radically as Chrome OS becomes more powerful and versatile, and modern Chromebooks are faster and more capable than ever before while still being hundreds of dollars cheaper than the competition.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The film tells the story of Manish Chauhan, who was tutored by an Israeli dance instructor and went on to perform with a contemporary company in New York.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Even with its distinctly contemporary height and ratio, this element adds a sense of nostalgia to the building’s profile.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Khurana accessorized with emerald jewelry by KK Jewels, while the bridal party incorporated elements of pink into their looks and the groom’s side had accents of green, to make both elements of Khurana’s outfit shine.Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nineteen different colors are available, including some fun statement tones like hot pink and butter yellow.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Murdoch noted that Tubi’s appeal for advertisers lies not just in its advanced targeting capabilities – compared to traditional TV — but also in its reach to hard-to-access audiences.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Pramanik is also the Chief Investigator on a project developing an advanced grease interceptor that restaurants can use to remove small FOG particles more effectively.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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These modern socialists go after their prey by extensive regulation.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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The students in Coogan’s class bully the one kid whose parents are rumored to be socialists, so Coogan teaches them a lesson on tolerance via English verb tenses.Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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