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Put another way, the Giants went 130 plate appearances between walks, a dry spell that lasted from the eighth inning Monday night against the San Diego Padres (Rafael Devers) to the ninth inning Saturday (Ramos drawing the first of the three that Sanders issued).
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Luka Doncic, dressed in a black T-shirt and pants, scrolled on his phone, cornered off by a wall of reporters who all faced LeBron James looking for reasons behind a postseason dry spell.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
And then the company hit a dry spell on new games.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Hobart’s Water Fest experienced a lengthy dry spell before its return Saturday on a cool but sun-filled morning.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Luka Doncic, dressed in a black T-shirt and pants, scrolled on his phone, cornered off by a wall of reporters who all faced LeBron James looking for reasons behind a postseason dry spell.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
And then the company hit a dry spell on new games.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Hobart’s Water Fest experienced a lengthy dry spell before its return Saturday on a cool but sun-filled morning.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Dry spell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20spell. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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