curveball
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Unlike many of his bullpen counterparts, who rely on no more than two pitches, Ashby has four, highlighted by his 97 mph sinker and devastating curveball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
I never expected life to throw me this curveball.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
A packed Commons chamber, with curveball questions, hostile opposition politicians and the biggest TV and online audience of the week will be a world away from his nine years as Mayor of Greater Manchester.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Brian Jacobsen was heading into a meeting Wednesday when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threw a major curveball at the U.S. bond market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
His wicked curveball attracted the major- league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
They wanted to include the type of curveballs that were crucial to the DNA of their other legal dramas into this setting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Alaska has struggled with rising fuel costs in recent months, and it has faced curveballs such as IT outages last year and harsh weather that dented demand for trips to Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Families who have lived in Big Sur for generations have come to expect their share of curveballs, particularly as climate change has accelerated rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
No curveballs, but then there was never going to be.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
All he did was set the Say Hey Kid down swinging — on three straight curveballs.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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