thrown
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Woodruff has thrown a 100 mph fastball exactly once in his career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Instead, it was a sad affair, thrown together at the last minute and unable to book anyone more interesting than Kid Rock as a headliner.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
More and more EU countries are being thrown in the public spending sin bin over their mushrooming deficits, with Bulgaria expected to be added Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
USC right-hander Grant Govel, who had thrown 89 pitches over 5⅔ innings on Friday, retired the first seven Aggies before Bear Harrison hit a solo home run to left-center field in the third.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
This badgering soul who’d thrown his entire existence into upheaval?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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