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Adverb
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Grapevine shortstop Connor Ray prevented a run, fielding a ground ball and sending a strong throw to first to barely get the out and end the inning.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025 -
For the second time in major league history and first in the AL, a cycle and a triple play took place in the same game.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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The first-place Yankees, who only scored one run in Friday’s series-opening loss, have now dropped their last four games against the fourth-place Red Sox.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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And, for now, both tuning out President Donald Trump and preparing to host more Americans.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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This taught me early that real leadership means becoming an example.—
Sandra Balogun,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The report said nearly a third of Britain’s 2.4M creative employees experience workplace conflict, resulting in people leaving jobs early or being out of work.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
Adverb
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But before long, the concerns that industry thought were distant got closer.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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“First off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20off. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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