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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

They might not get another mulligan - even in Ireland.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

By no means did Losada receive a mulligan for his first season, which featured stretches of sumptuous soccer but, amid an autumn swoon, ended one point short of a playoff berth.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022

They were cooking their mulligan over the fires.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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