scalp

Example Sentences

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All in all, he took 36 wickets in 16 first-class matches and 23 scalps in 20 List A games.

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While a hat-trick against West Indies earlier this year added to the list of achievements, it is six scalps on debut that have gone down in Australian sporting legend.

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Bitcoin is not something you scalp between Fed meetings.

From MarketWatch

Whatever the arguments over individual crises, we live in a 'hunting for a scalp' media culture.

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They can last from a couple of minutes to days and the pain can be sharp, dull, throbbing or stabbing and sometimes spread beyond your head to your scalp, face or even your neck.

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