- a variation of batt.
bat
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“There’s always lineup construction. I can think it through. He’s not swinging the bat well,” Roberts said of Smith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
To bat the angst away, she’ll often launch into work, writing emails and saving them as drafts so she doesn’t disturb her colleagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
In his first news conference since the ruling - which the club has appealed - Arteta attempted to bat away questions, saying he wanted to "respect" the ongoing process.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
While Johnson’s elasticity as a performer is a bit more contentious, I’ve always found her choices fascinating — oscillating between rom-coms, superhero films and arthouse horror with the bat of a mascara’d eye.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Except the Gran found out somehow who we truly were, and we could not be sure who that old bat told.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Center fielder Andy Pages, who batted so poorly last October he was benched for the final three games of the World Series, is hitless in seven at-bats in this series, with four strikeouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Dean Chemerinsky said that when the justices pooh-poohed and batted aside aesthetic injury claims, that really raised questions for standing in a massive amount of environmental lawsuits.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Maresca acknowledged to reporters in pre-season that City's former boss would be referenced on a regular basis, but batted that particular narrative away by asserting "it doesn't put pressure on me".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
De Paula batted No. 7 and worked full counts in his first two at-bats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Then she waited, smiled, and batted her eyes some more.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
The other new name in their ageing batting line-up from last winter's Ashes is 30-year-old Matt Renshaw, who made his debut 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The lineup shuffling manager Dave Roberts did against Sale had superstar Shohei Ohtani, batting fifth, walking up to the plate with two outs and runners on first and second.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Rays’ 49 bunt hits were the most in MLB since 2008, helping them to secure the AL’s best overall batting average at .258.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
An all-rounder for the better part of her first decade in cricket, she made herself indispensable to the side with her explosive middle-order batting, crafty off-spin and sharp fielding skills.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Her batting gloves are fingerless, which I’ve never seen in our league.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
