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the highest level of a field of endeavor
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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Sperm Whales Are Big An adult male sperm whale can weigh up to 50 tons and reach 18 meters (about 60 feet in length — the distance from home plate to the pitcher’s mound in major league baseball).
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Schmidt quickly reminds skeptics that Rockies icon Charlie Blackmon struggled with injuries even after his major league debut in 2011.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024
Their team would even open for major league teams at the height of the show's popularity.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Triple-A manager Buck Britton, the older brother of former Baltimore closer Zack Britton and a mentor to several of the club’s young stars, will take on the title of major league coach to round out the staff.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Schmidt quickly reminds skeptics that Rockies icon Charlie Blackmon struggled with injuries even after his major league debut in 2011.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024
Their team would even open for major league teams at the height of the show's popularity.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Triple-A manager Buck Britton, the older brother of former Baltimore closer Zack Britton and a mentor to several of the club’s young stars, will take on the title of major league coach to round out the staff.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20league. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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