: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10½ or later 11½ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)
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: home run
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Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
Caleb Durbin hit a solo homer in the opener of a nine-game trip for the Red Sox, who have won six of eight.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
ABC News,
5 July 2026
Willson Contreras and Romy Gonzalez homered to back the superb pitching of Sonny Gray, who gave up one run and four hits in six innings of the Boston Red Sox’s 8-1 win over the Angels on Saturday night at Angel Stadium.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
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Noun
The game was reset with Soto’s homer off starter Grant Holmes, but this time the Braves persisted.
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Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
Caleb Durbin hit a solo homer in the opener of a nine-game trip for the Red Sox, who have won six of eight.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Verb
Willson Contreras and Romy Gonzalez homered to back the superb pitching of Sonny Gray, who allowed one run and four hits in six innings of the Boston Red Sox’s 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
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ABC News,
5 July 2026
Willson Contreras and Romy Gonzalez homered to back the superb pitching of Sonny Gray, who gave up one run and four hits in six innings of the Boston Red Sox’s 8-1 win over the Angels on Saturday night at Angel Stadium.
—
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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