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bowl over



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A knee injury has severely limited Stokes' ability to bowl over the last few years so to see him run in unencumbered in his fourth spell of the day would have delighted Brendon McCullum.

From BBC • May 17, 2024

The tom kha soup, served in a large silver bowl over a small flame, . is rich with coconut milk and bright with lemongrass, lime and galangal.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

It offered orange seats from the lower bowl for sale, and plans to do the same with the yellow and burgundy seats from the upper bowl over the next year.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

Melt chocolate in a bowl over a double boiler or on low in a microwave until just melted, then whisk in the cream.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2022

I carried my bowl over and stood next to her and kept eating, which, when I thought about it later, seemed kind of messed up, but at the time we didn’t know what was happening.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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