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hit for

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pinch hit
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“Sometimes you take a short-term hit for executing a bold strategy,” McDermott said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

It is the same basic idea which made The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker a hit for Nintendo in the 2000s, and Sid Meier's Pirates a success before that.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

It debuted two seasons after “The Waltons” became a hit for CBS and aired during the same period as “Good Times,” “Happy Days,” “Maude” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

It’s become a word-of-mouth hit for a reason; watch it if you can.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

I wished I had hit for die daily dollar that I played with my town man, paying him by the week.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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