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Recent Examples of rabbit punch
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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Even putting aside a death toll on both sides that could dwarf the war in Ukraine, a war in Taiwan would be a body blow to the global economy.Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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The strike is just the latest body blow for the company.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Rideshare apps are also offering to knock down costs for individuals looking for transportation to the polls.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Paisley’s family even joins in on the fun of baking cookies, mailing a letter, knocking down a snow castle, and more.Daniela Capistrano, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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In June 2016, for instance, a Trump rally in downtown San Jose was the scene of a bloody melee of sucker punches, thrown bottles and burned MAGA hats once protesters showed up.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Though the evening doesn't quite go as planned, the gang consoles each other at home, where Jess gets her revenge on Nick for the sucker punch.Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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This mount holds the physical controls and connectors specific to each earcup, including a power button and USB-C port on the left and a four-way mini-joystick on the right.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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And there’s this thing that often happens on the left when a Black person has views that aren’t doctrinaire or aren’t the views a white progressive thinks a Black person is supposed to have.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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White, black, brown, and cream all pair well with a muted green color.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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Swift wore a Gucci GG net corset in navy blue and cream that retails for $1,650, and a black leather mini skirt paired with a Polo Ralph Lauren camel hair coat and a pair of black Louis Vuitton Roxy platform boots.Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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The interiors are a paean to nautical good taste, decked with antique oil portraits, brass chandeliers, and white wainscotting.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The dual-cockpit design aims for near mirror-image layouts for the driver and passenger—all hand assembled and lavishly decked with carbon fiber and stitched leather.Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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Colorado’s 8th District, the state’s newest congressional district, was created during the 2021 redistricting process and designed to be an evenly split swing district.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Flashback: In 2018 Phillips flipped the one-time swing district from GOP control for the first time in decades.Torey Van Oot, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noel yells at them to leave, starting a row that ends with Noel clubbing his younger brother on the head with a cricket bat.Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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Earnings beat, clubbed with a good outlook and a share repurchase program, helped UAL stock soar over 15% post its results announcement.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Rabbit punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20punch. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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