looper
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In 2019, Corteva reported that genes for proteins found in maidenhair ferns could protect soybeans from soybean looper and velvetbean caterpillars, and since then both groups have sharpened their focus on ferns.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 16, 2023
Cleveland had runners at second and third with one out when Josh Naylor hit a looper to center field that Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks appeared to catch with a sliding grab.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
After the UW defense forced a punt, Penix fired a looper to Ja’Lynn Polk for a 41-yard gain.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2022
He also had a brain cramp in the first inning, getting a terrible read on Albies’ looper to shallow center and getting doubled off second base in the first inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
It covers the ground pretty quickly, buckling and unbuckling by turns, very much after the manner of the looper caterpillar.
From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
