keeper
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I’m not trying to become my mother’s financial keeper.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
That free-kick taking defender, the undervalued forward, out-of-position goal-getter or cheap keeper posting clean sheets.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Morris appeared to have scored earlier in the half, getting loose on a breakaway before chipping the ball over Galaxy keeper JT Marcinkowski.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It was an audacious finish, one that highlighted Gabriel's thought process given the most obvious route to goal was either a low shot or sprinting round the keeper.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Pérez called to say he can’t make it. We’ve got no keeper tonight, hermano.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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Did the keepers of Christie’s legacy object to anything in your manuscript?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
With no operating table built for the python's size, keepers and vets said they had to improvise by connecting two operating tables together.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Zoo keepers first became concerned when the snake began eating less and spending more time inactive.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
New mothers are also highly sensitive to disturbance, so keepers kept an eye on Rana and Matano remotely via a baby monitor until the pair were ready to be seen in public.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Aside from keeping the door hinges so well oiled that the slightest touch made them swing open easily, he offered no more inducements than other saloon keepers.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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