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when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
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Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Then the Bruins big boys decided to make a statement after that.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Will the Niners spend like big boys and sign Hendrickson, Linderbaum and JFM?
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Only little boys are called big boys.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
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Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Then the Bruins big boys decided to make a statement after that.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Will the Niners spend like big boys and sign Hendrickson, Linderbaum and JFM?
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Only little boys are called big boys.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Big boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20boy. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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