bay
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Given that women represent some 43% of off-course participation, this collaboration should inevitably lead to more women moving from the bay to the fairway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Her mother, Jaderluce Anisio de Oliveira, 53, was confronted by the scene in February after returning early to their home in Sao Goncalo, a city across the bay from Rio de Janeiro.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
U.S. forces struck targets in the area to keep Iranian forces at bay before deploying assets for the extraction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Here are a few strategies for keeping anticipatory anxiety at bay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
In at least two instances, we are told of a village or castle that kept one of the great worms at bay by offering it a trough of milk every day.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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