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breaking out
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Raleigh snapped the longest hitless streak in the major leagues during the team’s 10-2 win over the Astors on Tuesday, breaking out of an 0-38 slump with a pair of singles.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026 -
Rookies were instructed through stretches and warmups before breaking out into positional drills during the media-viewing portion of rookie minicamp.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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“Bobbing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbing%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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