shag
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Working together, the couple removed the shag carpeting and wood paneling from the first floor and the stairway, installing drywall in their place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
They spread poster boards across the cream-colored shag rug, shook up their paint pens and started to craft their messages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
An era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns, it marked the passage from progress to reaction.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
In 2018, there were also claims that Australians tried to rig the contest in favour of the shag - a species of cormorant.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
There were black and red squares of shag carpet on the floor.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
He had visited Camden Yards only once previously — many years ago, he shagged fly balls during batting practice while accompanying his father, then an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Nico shagged flies during batting practice at Comerica Park and spent time in clubhouses much like his dad did as a teen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
He ran, shagged flyballs and was expected to hit before the game.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
In the 1960s, caddies shagged balls for their players during range sessions.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2019
We ran past other junior high schools and got jeered at by baseball players who warmed up with a couple of sprints and then shagged balls the rest of the afternoon.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
Not even teenagers yet, Ebel’s sons would be taking ground balls and shagging in the outfield during batting practice before the start of Dodger games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025
Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Tellez was shagging fly balls in the outfield Saturday and got his finger stuck in the padding of the center field wall.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Other times, he will sit down with one after the pitchers come in from their warmups after shagging flyballs.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
The South Florida players get the chance to interact with big leaguers and are displaying extra enthusiasm while shagging batting practice.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
Mariners: CF Kyle Lewis is shagging flyballs and ramping up his baseball activities as he works back from a torn right meniscus that has sidelined him since June 1.
From Fox News ● Aug. 24, 2021
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