ballgame
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Previous official visits to Estonia, Poland, Brazil and South Africa have not been as sensitive - Saudi Arabia is a whole different ballgame.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
If the 10-year yield goes up to 4.5% to 5%, does that change the ballgame for the equity market?
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
"A sketch does not have scale. It is an intent. And converting that intent into an actual functional museum was a different ballgame," he tells the BBC.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
And that really changes the entire ballgame, when judges start to think that you are standing in front of them and lying.
From Slate • Sep. 13, 2025
It was at the end of the ballgame, when she was playing with the Gameboy.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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