ballpark
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The size of Cruise's star in the movie firmament makes the comparison even less flattering: "Digger" was never going to be in the same ballpark as the multi-billion dollar "Mission: Impossible" franchise.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
With long-dated Treasury yields now well above 5%, that could translate to a yield in the 8% ballpark.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Or the city could sell the entire stadium site to the highest bidder, with no requirement that the winner keep a ballpark on the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Now, he was back in the ballpark he’d called home for six years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
He told about thumbing a ride to Bluefield, and, when he got there, going up to a gas station attendant and asking which way to the ballpark.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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That success, and the money that nourishes it, has battalions of fans beyond Los Angeles all but marching outside ballparks with picket signs reading “SALARY CAP NOW.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Some are impractical, such as forcing teams to push the fences back in their ballparks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Although there has been an uptick in recent years, attendance began declining at ballparks around the country in the late 2000s.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025
You can’t blame the fans, who were on their feet and loud in both ballparks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Outside the ballparks, America was in the midst of a massive and uncertain shift.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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