curveball

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However, the developer threw a Ye-style curveball of his own in 2025, when he opted to list the partially completed home for $39 million, eventually reducing that price to $34.9 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

We'll sometimes throw each other a curveball with a pick choice but it never gets heated or anything like that.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

In September, however, the same 6-3 majority threw another curveball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Dodger Stadium is where Kershaw first made his big-league debut back in May 2008, as a highly anticipated left-handed prospect with a big curveball and quiet demeanor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Still, I knew that Major League pitching needed more than just speed; control and a good curveball had to be there too.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson