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And it would vindicate the Dodgers’ strategy of all but mothballing an elite starting pitcher for almost three weeks and then handing him the ball and asking him to win them the division series.

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That plant has been mothballed awaiting new contracts, amid uncertainty over the finances and viability of its owner.

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The assignment was to reimagine the mothballed and dilapidated General Hospital building that towers over the Eastside as the centerpiece of a vibrant new health-oriented community.

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However, the university is still looking at redundancies, course closures and mothballing projects in a bid to cut costs.

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Coming from the nearby Greenidge Generation power plant, which had been mothballed for years before, the sound has angered some local people.

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