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The air in his lungs knotted, sinking to a hard ball in his stomach.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

"I was really only thinking about hitting a hard ball," said Tsutsugo, who has homered five times on nine hits since signing with the Pirates on Aug. 16.

From Fox News • Aug. 29, 2021

She said the record level of borrowing would only become a problem "if our creditors started wanting to play hard ball or if we were in a situation where we had higher interest rates".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2020

“It was a hard ball to catch because I looked inside and the ball went outside,” Pelham said of his 13th touchdown of the season.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2019

Along with cinnamon buns, Eliza had packed hotcakes and ham, a crock of cherry preserves, another of garlic pickles, and a hard ball of cheese carefully wrapped.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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