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plate

[pleyt] / pleɪt /




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Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski runs into problems early, but the team’s ongoing struggles at the plate play an even bigger role in a 7-2 loss to Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"On May 4, two unidentified aircraft struck the outer plate of the port-side ballast tank at the stern of the HMM Namu at roughly one-minute intervals, causing flames and smoke," he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

And before I've even finished my first plate, I'm encouraged to help myself to seconds.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

ABS also calls strikes based on where the ball crosses the midpoint of the plate rather than the three-dimensional box described in the rulebook.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Sitting at the kitchen table, as if he ate there every day, was Coogie Jackson, digging into a plate of biscuits and ham gravy.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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