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Then came a Brodin block of a Colton Parayko blast, which ricocheted off the right skate of the Wild shutdown defenseman, who recorded a career-high 33:02.
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Joe Smith, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Another video showed journalists taking cover as bullets ricocheted off a wall at the entrance to the hospital.
—David C. Adams, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The plot ricochets back and forth between the immediacy of the intruder flashbacks that reveal the series of horrifying scenarios that led the family to this exact moment.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
Individual poems often ricochet around the internet and gain a significant and diverse readership, whereas even prize-winning books are invisible beyond the poetry world.
—Christian Wiman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Joe Smith, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Another video showed journalists taking cover as bullets ricocheted off a wall at the entrance to the hospital.
—David C. Adams, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The plot ricochets back and forth between the immediacy of the intruder flashbacks that reveal the series of horrifying scenarios that led the family to this exact moment.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
Individual poems often ricochet around the internet and gain a significant and diverse readership, whereas even prize-winning books are invisible beyond the poetry world.
—Christian Wiman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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