throw
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"But I don't just throw it together, it all has meaning," she explained.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Buffalo Bills owners have their very own version of Camelot: Camelot Farms in Boca Raton, which is located just a stone’s throw from their daughter’s primary residence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the sixth, the tying run scored when All-Star third baseman Max Muncy’s throw to the plate hit Geraldo Perdomo in the back as he ran home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The birds are ready for marinating, which helps keep the lean meat moist, and they cook incredibly quickly—so throw on once your guests have already arrived.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Stopping in the kitchen to throw the paper out, I had a moment’s hesitation.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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There are elements of this course Masar cannot participate in fully for obvious health-related reasons but, anything she can do, the Chicago Red Stars assistant coach throws herself into.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
So he folds up the tarp, throws it away and goes back to the hospital.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
As the nation throws itself a grand old 250th birthday bash in Washington, the mood in much of the country is more funereal than festive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ramos pointed to a scene where Nikki throws a tantrum over being excluded from a “boys’ night” that secretly includes other women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The iron throws him flat on his back, but as his men come running through the gunpowder smoke, he sits up.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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“The U.S.-Israel war with Iran threw a major curveball at the economy,” wrote lead U.S. economist Bernard Yaros of Oxford Economics.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Adou Thiero ran the court, took a lob pass from Chris Mañon and threw down a two-handed dunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
But the judge threw out her case, saying Queen kaMayisela had a "turnaround" in attitude as she had already agreed that her husband could take other wives.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Benny Roman, who cleans at Times Square subway station, says he once encountered a man who threw a whole plate of food on the floor before him, then told him to clean it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Gingersnipes, still cackling, threw her head back with enough force to unbalance her squat body.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Likewise, Mamas’ Pizza and Gelato, in Milltown, Ind., has thrown out all its lettuce and other greens, and it’s only serving spinach cooked.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
One Stanford undergraduate majoring in economics said their plans to stay for a fifth year to earn a master’s degree have been thrown into question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Stokes came close to turning his fury into another unbelievable match-winning knock but such heroics may not have been required had England not thrown away a superb position in their first innings.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
But balance the scales, and the audience will build and refine their comedic muscles, able to withstand anything that’s thrown at them.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
She builds coffins with any materials she can find so the dead can have a decent burial, rather than being thrown into pits in the ground.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"I would have periods where I was at work hunched over trying to serve customers, throwing up in the bin, running off to the toilet every three minutes."
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
“He’s been throwing pretty effortlessly, free, maybe a week after he started throwing,” pitching coach Mark Prior said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Navarro escaped by throwing himself into a ditch and crawling away, but hasn't seen his wife, who remains missing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Le Pen went on the evening news to announce she was both appealing her conviction with France’s high court and throwing her hat into the presidential race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“We were throwing pebbles at her window in the middle of one of her lessons. Everyone got away but me. After she popped me, she made me stand in the corner and called my parents.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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