sucker

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But they have now added strong away performances to their armoury, with a solid defensive display on Tuesday allowing Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen to dish out two sucker punches.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Hearts were stunned by the sucker punch from Yang, but these guys are made of stern stuff.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“I’m a bit of a sucker for a challenge,” he told reporters at this week’s annual general managers meetings in Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

“By the start of shooting on Monday, that sucker sank,” director and writer James Cameron, Landau’s longtime collaborator, wrote in the foreword to Landau’s new book.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

“They acted different when you took that sucker off in the corner and opened your wallet.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison