curveball
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Then, in his second, he worked a 2-2 count, before roping a curveball up the right-field line for a go-ahead two-run double.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
There is logic in putting Scott McTominay into the role - a curveball for Brazil - but Steven Naismith, assistant manager, dismissed it the other day.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Dhiraj Narula, U.S. rates analyst at HSBC, pointed out that the Fed’s aggressive posture regarding the possibility of a rate hike had thrown markets a bit of a curveball.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
He has added a cutter to the mix, to pair with his curveball and slider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
So if I was wanting a fastball, I would watch and see how often he threw a fastball or if it always followed a curveball, things like that.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
The curveballs they encountered along the way ended up becoming part of the experience of pulling off the event, which they wanted to reflect New York, South Asian culture and their creative lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
No curveballs, but then there was never going to be.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Batters across MLB put up a dismal .210 batting average against splitters last season, compared with .224 against sliders and sweepers and .225 against curveballs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
You are, understandably, reeling from past marital financial curveballs.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
All he did was set the Say Hey Kid down swinging — on three straight curveballs.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
