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The winner of this primary might have earned little more than a third of the vote, and will enter the fall’s general election bloodied from high-profile slings and arrows from their own side.
From Salon
The arrival of the arrow, small as it was, was a notable advance in Western civilization.
After USC lost to unranked Texas Christian in the Alamo Bowl to finish a 9-4 season, coach Lincoln Riley said, “The arrow is pointing straight up.”
From Los Angeles Times
Others might be learning right now that there’s an arrow next to the pump on the fuel gauge that shows which side of the car the gas tank is on.
“The arrow,” he said Tuesday, “is pointing straight up.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.