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
“But if you dooooon’t …” Folger repeats the words like a pitcher caressing a verbal curveball she’s about to throw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
I never expected life to throw me this curveball.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Every time critics throw her a curveball, she smacks it to the opposite field and gets on base, ready to grind her way to a win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
His curveball wasn’t curving, his sinker wasn’t sinking, his knuckler wasn’t knuckling.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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
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
And relationships face so much stress — everyone is being hit by all these curveballs and trying to keep your head above water — how can you enjoy each other?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 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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