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Recent Examples of bull pen
As the Yankees emerge as the American League leader in numerous offensive and pitching categories, the team’s bullpen mix is still a bit of a question mark, outside of high-leverage options like closer David Bednar.
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
Just three had received fewer innings per game from their starters, increasing the burden on a bullpen laboring under the strain.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
The Nationals scored 10 runs against the Twins bullpen, including seven in the eighth inning.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Phil Maton, who was activated off the injured list on Monday to help stabilize the bullpen, gave up two more runs in the seventh inning.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
Just three had received fewer innings per game from their starters, increasing the burden on a bullpen laboring under the strain.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
The Nationals scored 10 runs against the Twins bullpen, including seven in the eighth inning.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Phil Maton, who was activated off the injured list on Monday to help stabilize the bullpen, gave up two more runs in the seventh inning.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bull pen
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Days after mass evacuations were ordered in Orange County, the next few hours could be crucial in dealing with a volatile chemical tank at a Garden Grove aerospace company that has threatened to either explode or cause a major spill.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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The map also outlined plumes to the north of the facility where residents could be exposed to vapors from the tank.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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Maintenance is $1,350 and gets you laundry in the building, a bike room, additional storage cages, a live-in super, and a playroom.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
25 May 2026
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The center countersued, accusing Seymour and two neighbors of trying to drive it out of business by flying a drone too close to the animal cages.—
DANA HEDGPETH THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
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That’s when Ameritech Mobile Communications, then a subsidiary of AT&T, launched the first commercial cell service in Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Anderson says open-cell memory foam and a cool-to-the-touch cover help combat heat retention without losing shape, which translates to consistent airflow and support all night long.—
V BRAND STORIES,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Seeing Pocahontas poised on a chair, wearing an elegant hat and holding a quill pen, the English had assumed that Native Americans would embrace the colonizers’ ways.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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Put pen to paper for this deal.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2026
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Matthew was found dead in the New Jersey jail in an apparent suicide.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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The two charges leveled against Barber are Class Y felonies, jail records show.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
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The judge also said that attempted criminal homicide carries a possible sentence of 15 to 60 years in a Tennessee state penitentiary, the outlets reported.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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In the early 1970s, the penitentiary remained poorly funded, and prison officials hoped to make money on the rodeo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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The ads hint at deeper issues that haven’t quite reached the water-cooler conversation level, but maybe should.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Plus, there's a removable cupholder and cooler.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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That a massive prison in the middle of a swamp turned out to be a boondoggle is a surprise only to Ron DeSantis and James Uthmeier.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Kouri Richins listens as she is sentenced to life in prison without parole.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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“Bull pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bull%20pen. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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