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Recent Examples of bull pen
Harvey is expected to be a high-leverage reliever in the bullpen.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
Because of all those pitching injuries, the Dodgers were forced into a bullpen game with their season on the line in their Division Series against the Padres, down two games to one.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Noah Schultz made the journey from the bullpen to the mound for the top of the fifth inning Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Phillips was the type of scrap-heap bullpen success story the Dodgers have excelled with.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
Because of all those pitching injuries, the Dodgers were forced into a bullpen game with their season on the line in their Division Series against the Padres, down two games to one.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Noah Schultz made the journey from the bullpen to the mound for the top of the fifth inning Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Phillips was the type of scrap-heap bullpen success story the Dodgers have excelled with.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
Noun
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What do the Wolves have in the tank two nights after a thriling but draining comeback win like that?—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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In a video describing the plant’s operation, trucks pull into the center and septic sludge and grease are pumped from the vehicles and treated in a series of tanks, which separate solids from liquids.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Alongside the message, the shelter shared photos of the two dogs, including a picture of them inside the cage in the desert.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rossi, however, didn’t leave satisfied after hitting the side of the net with part of the cage gaping as the Wild pressed for the tying goal on a six-on-five late.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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In these lucky cases, natural biological processes seem to allow the normal cells to overtake the abnormal ones.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Homocysteine is also involved in a function of living cells known as the one-carbon pathway, and further study revealed differences in genes related to this metabolic function between the two groups of astronauts.—
Neil Savage,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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Many of the artists work with watercolors, like Proctor, who combines the medium with pen, and some artists create their images digitally.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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That differs from single-dose autoinjector pens, the currently available form of all Zepbound doses, which patients can directly inject under their skin with the click of a button.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Wedding served a four-year jail sentence after agreeing to forfeit more than $121,000 seized during an airport sting and agreeing to drop an appeal of his conviction.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both suspects were arrested and booked into main jail.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The reason that water coolers are great for creativity is two-fold.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In-person work often favors extroverts who thrive at the water cooler and in in-person meetings.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The two were later tried separately, with Lori being sentenced to life in prison without parole and Chad, who was part of a doomsday cult, sentenced to death, also for the murder of Lori's two kids and his first wife.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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In prison, McTiernan interviewed many of his fellow inmates to gather their stories and testimonies.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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