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And right on cue, in the next half-inning, it was their turn to take advantage, with Alejandro Kirk clobbering a hanging first-pitch curveball from Glasnow to center for a go-ahead three-run homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
The Englishman, 49, was defeated 17-7 by Zhao Xintong in the World Championship semi-finals in Sheffield on Friday in his first tournament since snapping his cue in frustration at the Championship League in January.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Depending on what researchers said to them, participants in the study would either smile or frown on cue in certain phases of sleep.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
The team are also developing a new version of the task that allows multistage decision-making through a second cue in addition to the sound.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
A huge smile breaks out on his face, and he takes the other end of the pool cue in his gloved hand, a travel-size bottle of Cal Stat shoved into his front pocket.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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