punt
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On the Chesapeake Bay, market hunters favored punt guns—cannons weighing up to 200 pounds, with barrels made from boiler pipe—that could bring down 100 ducks with one shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
That kind of convenient ethical punt has been a constant of Anthropic’s brief history.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026
The punt paid off - by 1994, it was valued at £100m when it floated on the London Stock Exchange.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Maye had failed to get the Patriots offense moving throughout, as New England was forced to punt away eight of its first nine possessions.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
But Liam says, “What are you talking about? He could be a safety, or a punt returner, or a running back. Being smaller works for those positions.”
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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