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American twist

American  

noun

Tennis.
  1. a service in which the ball is spun so as to bounce high and to the left of the receiver.


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So, in an oddly American twist, in comes a billion-dollar U.S. corporation to gobble up a depreciating asset.

From Washington Times Oct. 20, 2022

Rather, what is unique, with an American twist, is a problem like this: Homebuilders are struggling to complete homes amid a housing shortage because they must first complete the thing designed to house our cars.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2022

Hartley’s South American twist on the white wine spritzer is a cool, low-alcohol summer cocktail, but it’s easily customizable based on your preferences or what you’ve got in your wine rack.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2020

They were a fantasy amalgamation of Hawaiian, Asian, and Polynesian influences, with a distinctly American twist: bright, fruity and considered exotic by the movie stars of the '30s and '40s.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2019

His service is a flat delivery of good speed, at times, verging on the American twist.

From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem

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