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Noun
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Scott would manage to save par but Burns would not, dropping a stroke as his lead thinned.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025 -
But so too did the 2023 U.S. Open winner, Wyndham Clark. Clark bogeyed his 36th and final hole to miss the cut by a single stroke.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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This watch has a brown leather strap with off-white stitching and a striking green matte finish dial, complemented by a seconds’ counter at the 9 o’clock position and a red hand.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Unlike the others, which are built more for smartphones and desktops, Amazon is clearly trying to lock in its place on the kitchen counter with Alexa+.—
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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There would be no counterpunch from Dodgers’ offense, which was missing Mookie Betts for a third-straight game because of a toe fracture (Betts said before the game his toe was starting to feel better, and went through pregame activities in hopes of avoiding a stint on the injured list).—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Xi's counterpunch: How China will ensure the trade war hurts the U.S.—
Ben Berkowitz,
Axios,
11 Apr. 2025
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Khan feared that delaying his departure beyond the deadline might have resulted in his wife and children being hauled off to a police station along with him, which would have been a blow to his family’s dignity.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Losing Senga for an extended period would be a major blow for the Mets, but there's still reason to believe the team will explore trades for its pitchers even with him sidelined.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The Knicks finally look like contenders — like a team that can absorb a haymaker and answer with one even heavier.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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Belal Muhammad was involved in a slobber knocker with Jake Della Maddalena at UFC 315, and haymaker after haymaker left the fighter with gruesome cuts across his face.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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Unlike other parts of the country where the intensity of war waxes and wanes, eastern Ukraine has known no respite from the thud of artillery, the roar of missiles, and the hum of drones.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
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The Orioles organization has collapsed with a deadening thud.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2025
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Fairchild Studio: What is the inspiration behind the collections being shown at this year’s Couture Show? Jeffrey Cohen: The Manchette reprises one of the defining accessories of the ’80s, the cuff watch, which epitomized an era of carefree, untrammeled watchmaking style.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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The jewelry-as-footwear trend kicked off with bracelet sandals and their decorative ankle cuffs.—
Nuala Phillips,
Glamour,
3 June 2025
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Vanderbilt’s win adds another pelt in the team’s stretch of dominant home-court performances this season.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hunted nearly to extinction for their pelts, they were later branded a nuisance for flooding farmland and chewing through timber.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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