windup
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They had Peralta ditch his full windup and pitch exclusively out of the stretch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The windup and sales pitch are the same, though: Deliver a sustainable, high-rising, championship build.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
I have one of those windup cars with twisty wheels that when it bumps into things can change direction and bump into something else over and over.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
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