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buck

[buhk] / bʌk /
NOUN
male animal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




VERB
move with jerking motion
Synonyms
VERB
throw off, dislodge
Synonyms


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“AI is moving from answering questions to doing real work,” Buck said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

There always will be people who claim Davis is biased toward the Dodgers, just as people claimed his predecessor, Joe Buck, was biased toward the St. Louis Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Tributes flowed for the much-loved broadcaster on Thursday, with ABC presenter Robbie Buck describing him as "joyous, irrepressible and unbelievably sharp".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Madigan's resume included everything from a turn as the wife of Kevin Costner's character in the 1989 baseball classic "Field of Dreams" to John Candy's love interest that same year in comedy "Uncle Buck."

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

No matter how much I begged ’em, Pap nor Ma never would tell me what sort of things Cap’n Buck had did.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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