stanza

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Crocker has changed his approach as he was now coming forward a bit more with his tight guard, and that was suiting Donovan, with the fight seemingly on a knife-edge heading into the final stanza.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Mercifully for Edmonton, they have Leon Draisaitl, their German goal-scoring virtuoso and overtime reaper, who yet again found magic in the sudden-death stanza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

Jordan Poole had 10 points and Kuzma 9 in the opening stanza.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023

“Young faces grow sad and old,” he sang in a stanza that gives way to “I’m ready to grow young again” before the eventual chorus vow of “no retreat … no surrender.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Penelope read quickly, her finger hovering over each stanza.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood