curve ball

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However, Belmont threw a Ye-style curve ball of his own earlier this year, when he opted to list the partially-completed home for $39 million, eventually reducing that price to $34.9 million.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

After six gruelling hours underwater, Rosemary is nearing the end of her spacewalk test – but then she's thrown a curve ball.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

With an 11th-hour curve ball that would surely make Logan Roy smirk, “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong revealed the drama’s upcoming fourth season will be its last.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

“I’m also throwing them a curve ball because they learned the record the way it is,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Clarke had a chance to look at the curve ball later, for, with Dineen, Young did a lot toward winning the world’s championship for Boston from Pittsburg in 1903.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy