- a variation of batt.
bat
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One species potentially at risk was the Bulmer's fruit bat, the centre wrote.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The oil market didn’t bat an eye after reports Thursday of tankers hit by mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Rauf defended his first 18 balls then cut loose to his 19th, hammering Crocombe for four then running away and throwing his bat in the air to begin the joyous celebrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
He returned again for the last series of the regular season, firmly in a battle for a postseason roster spot as a bat off the bench, and went hitless in three at-bats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Autumn swings her sword like a baseball bat.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
He batted .268 during the postseason and drove in five runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Rauf batted for 70 minutes, more than two times his previous longest stay in an ODI.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
That worked with Ohtani, who had as many strikeouts as hits in the first two games of the division series, when he batted second.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Heading into the final week of the 2026 season, Mr. Alonso led the American League in runs batted in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
He pointed to his face when he said that and batted his eyes, which made me laugh.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
This series showed the benefit of the lower order batting time, sticking around for the top-order batters and stretching out an innings.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
If England do pick a spinner, it will give them a chance to expose one weakness in South Africa's batting order.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Or at least convince him that lecturing Pope Leo XIV on Catholicism is like me giving batting tips to Shohei Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Brewers led MLB in batting average and on-base percentage, tormenting opponents with a tenacious, old-school approach that turned every at-bat into an existential battle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
At first I suspected the operator, at her switchboard, might be listening, but she just went on plugging and unplugging her little tubes without batting an eye.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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