on the barrel
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A pitch thrown that hard and that far inside isn’t supposed to be hit on the barrel while also staying fair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Europeans actually put their money on the barrel.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
This time, Taylor caught it on the barrel, launching a no-doubt rocket to straightaway center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Fewer can execute them, let alone on in one of the biggest moments of their careers, with an entire country’s hopes planted firmly on the barrel of his bat.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
He and his ink laugh long and loud—then there’s silence...and then he begins pounding on the barrel of the cannon with an iron pole.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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