pointer
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The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Musselman knocked down a three pointer during a brief stint off the bench, then threw another up soon after.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
But it was Wales who reacted best, Rogers scooping up a Dan Edwards pass out of the backdoor to cross for a five pointer the outside-half also converted.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
As she scrabbled for a laser pointer in her large handbag, her coloratura was comically on point, though she was inaudible in her middle range during the cabaletta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Petey, swinging his pointer finger between them, gathered his words.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
A keen note-maker, Baker has a book with pointers to remember for each battle but also how to deal with the stress that comes from a debut on cricket's biggest stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Some extra pointers on rate locks may help buyers decide if the move is right for them.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Sam has been giving him pointers, but Willie is still rough around the edges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Jane regularly does digit “workouts” and complains her pointers are sore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
I grabbed Fern’s wet hand and Vonetta’s, and we made our way around the angry washroom lady and through the line of waiting tsk-tskers and pointers.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
