Abner
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul.
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a first name.
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Luckily for them, pitching every game of the postseason seemed to have finally caught up to hard-throwing right-handed reliever Abner Uribe in his seventh appearance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Brewers’ bullpen has pitched 9 2/3 innings in the series, yielding just two hits — both off Abner Uribe — and three walks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The truth is that Smith no more sired economics than Abner Doubleday invented baseball, and the American economist Murray Rothbard wrote a book to prove it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Cubs, meanwhile, managed only one hit after the third inning as four Brewers relievers -- Jacob Misiorowski, Aaron Ashby, rookie Chad Patrick and Abner Uribe -- combined to mystify Chicago batters to the finish.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
“In that cemetery,” said Granny, “you couldn’t tell Abner from a dead Yankee.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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