plate
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Surveillance cameras and license plate readers are commonly used by investigators and have rarely been challenged.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Their vantage point from behind the plate gave them what they believed to be the unique ability to determine the sequence of every duel between pitcher and hitter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"He suffered so much hunger here as a child. For the people of the neighborhood to receive a plate of food is special," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
He was stepping up to the plate to run against Susan Collins, the Maine Republican who has long bedeviled Democrats.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
He tears the plate into pieces, and then he grabs the other one and tears that, too.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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