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

“The word stops, the heart dies / The wind counts the lost goodbyes,” goes one characteristically haunting stanza.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

But after a disastrous opening stanza, UW’s defense suddenly stiffened — forcing three punts and a turnover on downs, while surrendering a single field goal in Michigan’s next seven drives.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Over and over she played the new record Father had bought for her, imitating each sound until she was certain she could repeat a stanza.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord