dummy
Example Sentences
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But none matched 21st-plus prop Rhys Carre, whose dummy, dart and dance to the line for Wales against Ireland was one of the scores of the Six Nations, continuing his backline side-hustle.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Prosecutors allege Liaw orchestrated a scheme to bypass Super Micro’s compliance, diverting $510 million in servers to China and staging dummy servers for inspectors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
Daniel Sinani's clever dummy wrong-footed the Stuttgart defence and the loose ball was lashed in from the edge of the box by Manolis Saliakis for the opener on 35 minutes.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
Miss Love held up the dummy head with the pink velour wrapping, turning it this way and that to get the effect.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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