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box

[boks] / bɒks /


VERB
place in square or rectangular container
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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“At one point, I thought he was going to go into the batter’s box, see what was going on,” Orioles manager Craig Albernaz told reporters following his team’s 8-5 victory.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The 32-year-old has played 362 Premier League games in total, keeping 98 clean sheets and saving almost 70% of the shots he has faced - including 86% from outside the box.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

It has topped the US box office for two straight weeks and already taken $640 million worldwide.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

According to these survivors, though, it will also require something far more basic: going to the ballot box.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

I reached for it, and as I pulled it out gently, I could see it was a piece of a box.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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