the sticks
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Authorized to try, Muse failed; I took over and logged in, then passed the sticks back to the agent.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
As it turned out, the sticks were sticky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
One man who knows what it feels like to line up between the sticks at Parkhead is BBC Scotland pundit Pat Bonner, who thinks a change should be made.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Long Germany's number two behind World Cup winner Manuel Neuer, Ter Stegen took over between the sticks after the former's retirement in 2024, but has suffered a series of injury setbacks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
That morning, we had scrambled eggs spiced with pine bark, which came from the sticks we used to stir them.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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