bench
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"We're very proud of our bench and numbers 16 to 23 at this club are just as important as numbers one to 15."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Their offense under Kubiak has been one of the league’s best, even though the player they selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, has been riding the bench.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Those who added creatine experienced greater gains in leg press strength, bench press strength, and time to exhaustion.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
“You can have as deep a bench as you want,” said Goode.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
“That Belgian boy and girl at the bench next to mine? This noon they became engaged!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Some rested on cots and benches with their dogs in hallways, while others lay with blankets on the floors of classrooms.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The same individual also made off with four bronze placards from the benches at nearby Patriot Point, police said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Still, the normally rowdy opposition benches of Westminster remained quiet while Miliband read his remarks directly off the sheets of paper in front of him.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
There were the same long wooden tables, the same hard benches, the same tall windows through which light streamed onto the wide-planked wooden floor.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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There is uncertainty over how De Zerbi will line up, and Senesi is at risk of being benched given Tottenham's depth at centre-back.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ronaldo may still look like he belongs in a Marvel movie, but his dip in efficiency already saw him benched at the World Cup four years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
At one after-school soccer game during Pratt’s senior year, Crossroads’ soccer coach benched him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
He played 100% of snaps until he was benched in Week 18 ahead of the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
“And you can’t afford to be benched, dude. Especially since scouts are checkin’ for you, hard,” I said.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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Before the game, Roberts admitted that she would consider benching some players if things didn’t improve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
“But in today’s landscape, benching your stars isn’t realistic. Wins are too valuable, and money — whether we admit it or not — drives everything.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
His showing was so impressive that LaFleur felt compelled to squash any chatter about benching Love, the quarterback the team signed to a $220 million contract, in favor of Willis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday despite benching Harry Kane and several others ahead of Tuesday's trip to European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
Start benching in the morning, work on my upper-body.
From Shadow of the Mothaship by Cory Doctorow