bat
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One species potentially at risk was the Bulmer's fruit bat, the centre wrote.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
“I want a mayor that’s going to protect me,” said Mohiuddin, who speaks out against Islamophobia and antisemitism, “and I really feel like Nithya would go to bat for us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The oil market didn’t bat an eye after reports Thursday of tankers hit by mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Chirping, chewing and, with bat in hand, often appearing to idolise and mimic his team-mate Steve Smith.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
“But you’re lucky. You just have to read to your mama and me. Do you know what you want to read for your bat mitzvah yet?”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
He batted .268 during the postseason and drove in five runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The reality was that I wore them on public transport and on foot in several cities including London, Glasgow and Portsmouth, and nobody batted an eyelid.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Dean Chemerinsky said that when the justices pooh-poohed and batted aside aesthetic injury claims, that really raised questions for standing in a massive amount of environmental lawsuits.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Heading into the final week of the 2026 season, Mr. Alonso led the American League in runs batted in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
So Celaena only smiled at them, tossed her hair, and batted her eyelashes at the prince’s back.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Or at least convince him that lecturing Pope Leo XIV on Catholicism is like me giving batting tips to Shohei Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Batter Usman Khawaja was injured playing golf, the batting line-up weak and the back-ups to an ageing pace attack not up to the mark.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
This is a team that only does batting practice after it finishes choreo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Instead, the obvious explanation appears that he made his call to protect a struggling batting line-up.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
He stuck his face inside the cabinet and nuzzled the three kittens, who responded by batting his nose playfully.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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