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throw

[throh] / θroʊ /




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You don’t have him throw a bullpen for Dodgers officials unless something was wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

A win for Chelsea on Saturday would close the gap between themselves and United to four points and throw the Red Devils' hopes of Champions League qualification into doubt.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"It's so bad. Like, if you saw a human skull in this way, you'd throw up."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Assessing the validity of the market’s pre-eminent data point — nonfarm payrolls — Savouri comments, ‘You may as well throw darts at a board.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Was this the deepest possible cover, to outwardly throw yourself so into your work that nobody would think to question whether you were working for the right side?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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