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curveball

[kurv-bawl] / ˈkɜrvˌbɔl /




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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

"That's completely unexpected, what a curveball, I've been totally played."

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

But the government shutdown threw her — and thousands of other travelers — a massive curveball this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

When Matt Cain pitched a curveball, twenty balls flew across twenty screens.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate