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mulligan

[muhl-i-guhn] / ˈmʌl ɪ gən /




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That seemed pretty vague, so here’s a chance for what golfers call a mulligan: Do you know how much childcare costs these days?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

Hopes of yet another mulligan came after a Week 7 win over Buffalo that stopped a 1-5 start.

From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023

But all will be granted a mulligan of sorts.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

If the PGA Tour Champions is the greatest mulligan in golf, no one is cashing in quite like Alker.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2022

They were cooking their mulligan over the fires.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck