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mulligan

[muhl-i-guhn] / ˈmʌl ɪ gən /




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Oil shocks and heightened geopolitical tensions have reignited a familiar debate about whether policymakers should formally raise their inflation targets or simply take a mulligan and recommit.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Given the constitutional crisis the nation currently finds itself in, watching the men in “Sinners” readily accept the leadership of a qualified Black woman felt like a cinematic mulligan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

Hopes of yet another mulligan came after a Week 7 win over Buffalo that stopped a 1-5 start.

From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023

If the PGA Tour Champions is the greatest mulligan in golf, no one is cashing in quite like Alker.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2022

They were cooking their mulligan over the fires.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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