stump for
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South Africa started ominously through Wolvaardt, who looked in sparkling form during her 34th ODI half-century as England fed her too much width outside the off stump for her glorious cover drive to flourish.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
Still, most actors are happy to decamp to Los Angeles and stump for their film for several months.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
A pair of proudly Irish-speaking lads stump for their marginalized native language when they become underground rappers in the box-bursting, enjoyable “Kneecap.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
Robert Salvador, a Miami business owner, said he flew to Chicago Friday and drove through a blizzard to Iowa to stump for DeSantis though “I’ve never been involved in politics in my life.”
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
Later I cut a blackgum twig to chew on and settled myself comfortable on the ground with the stump for a back rest.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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