spinner
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For the home cooks: OXO is best known for revolutionizing the salad spinner, but it has also redesigned the garlic press, the can opener, the vegetable peeler … the list goes on.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Bouchier, who made 45 off 31 balls, inexplicably ran Dunkley out for 20 before also carelessly being caught off a short ball from spinner Kia McCartney.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Stand-in skipper Charlie Dean held things together with 2-44 but it was a tough outing for young left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, who bowled seven wicketless overs for 53 as the pitch offered little.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
They may not have a frontline spinner but Robinson, who conceded runs at just 1.29 per over across the Lord's Test, can effectively do the holding job of a slow bowler if needed.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
I learned how to run a steam- heated knife along the super, slicing the wax cap off the combs, how to load them just so into the spinner.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
On that occasion, Pakistan used garden heaters and fans to dry the surface, to assist their spinners.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
"They asked if we would bowl our spinners to finish the game," added Alleyne.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
England will have to decide between spinners Rehan Ahmed and Shoaib Bashir, while McCullum suggested the switch between Stokes and Smith is likely.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
This time around England were ruthless when they got themselves into a strong position, their spinners building dot-ball pressure and the lack of scoring opportunities scrambling the minds of the Kiwi batters.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
“The prophecy says the spinners must assent,” said Vikus.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
