starter
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“Normally it’s 35,000 against 9,” said Brewers starter Robert Gasser, who allowed just one hit over six shutout innings Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the nailed-on starter at fly-half Fin Smith will also miss training this week with a calf niggle, although his injury is not thought to be serious.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
In Pittsburgh, starter prices had jumped 5%, beating the upper end of the market’s 2.6% growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Another starter, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, is the reigning World Series most valuable player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Behind them, and out of sight, the official starter suddenly emerged from his shelter, holding a flag aloft.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
For starters, a lot of thought and time probably went into that spreadsheet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
For starters, the 46-year-old billionaire was confined to house arrest on his 300-acre Oxfordshire estate in England, fighting off a Swiss extradition request tied to an international money-laundering probe.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was an uncharacteristically dismal performance for a right-hander who, before arriving in Queens, had been one of baseball’s best starters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Aaron Donald and Braden Fiske are the remaining starters, and Tyler Davis, Larrell Murchison and Ty Hamilton will assume larger roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Why isn’t he hassling Terrell or Wes or any of the other starters, asking them to help Boy21?
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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