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So, accustomed to a regular paycheck from gainful employment for the previous 28 years, I was now a start-up, spelling a whole new ballgame.

From Salon Mar. 11, 2025

“We did some good things in our nonconference schedule, but it’s a whole new ballgame when you enter conference play,” Locksley said.

From Washington Times Sep. 19, 2023

You might even say it’s a whole new ballgame.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2023

However, Baker said, if she were to allege any new facts in the sit-down with Guthrie, and those facts could be proven defamatory, it would be a whole new ballgame.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2022

It’s a whole new ballgame in arts presentation.

From Washington Post Jul. 16, 2021

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