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Recent Examples of lefty
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder could provide insurance for a Giants rotation that seems set with aces Logan Webb and Justin Verlander, along with lefties Robbie Ray as well as De La Salle High product Kyle Harrison and righty Jordan Hicks.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Since Burnes is now gone, what do the O’s have to show for their jettisoning of Joey Ortiz and DL Hall, their top lefty SP prospect?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
The Phillies could provide Kepler and Brandon Marsh, another lefty who has not hit lefty pitchers, with regular at-bats in the season’s initial months before determining whether one of them has to be platooned.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The lefty won a World Series with the Yankees in 2009 in his first season on what was then the largest contract ever given to a pitcher.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder could provide insurance for a Giants rotation that seems set with aces Logan Webb and Justin Verlander, along with lefties Robbie Ray as well as De La Salle High product Kyle Harrison and righty Jordan Hicks.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Since Burnes is now gone, what do the O’s have to show for their jettisoning of Joey Ortiz and DL Hall, their top lefty SP prospect?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
The Phillies could provide Kepler and Brandon Marsh, another lefty who has not hit lefty pitchers, with regular at-bats in the season’s initial months before determining whether one of them has to be platooned.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lefty
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There appeared to be the votes on the Miami-Dade commission to build a modern replacement of the incinerator on the same location in Doral, until Eric Trump, who runs the president’s hospitality business, came out against the plan days after his father won the 2024 election.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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While the hotel's interiors ooze modern sophistication (there is a sleek marble fireplace in the lobby and a statement chandelier hanging above an elegant seating area), the decor also pays homage to the property's roots.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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But the story of loneliness in contemporary America isn’t so straightforward.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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This contemporary art museum in Miami bought the de la Cruz Collection building for $25M Manolo Blahnik has not released the address of its coming boutique that, the company said, will be centrally located within the Design District.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sweet Pink by Alo There’s no time like now to color your workout the dreamiest shade of pink.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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From the blues and golds of the breathtaking Southern Ring Nebula to the pinks, oranges and purples of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images render the universe in brilliant color.—
Rebecca Sohn,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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These platforms should include advanced product and user/influencer attribution engines that facilitate meaningful interactions and transactions.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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All four winning teams in the divisional playoff round gained fewer yards than their opponents, yet advanced to the championship game.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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But Florida Democrats fear Biden's move gives Trump a chance to frame their party as beholden to socialists.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Democrats, spanning the ideological range from conservatives to socialists, are 100% unified behind Hakeem Jeffries, who will get 215 votes on every ballot taken.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lefty. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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