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[throh] / θroʊ /




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If your son and daughter throw a tantrum because they don’t get what they want, that’s OK.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

On Tuesday, he finished off the game with a nifty pick, securing the squirrely throw from shortstop Mookie Betts to get Mike Yastrzemski for the final out, stranding Ozzie Albies at third.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

This week’s announcement is a sign that the U.S. is at long last starting to throw American ingenuity and capital at a major strategic problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Thad Kousser, a UC-San Diego political science professor, said that electing election skeptics to office doesn’t necessarily mean that they will throw a wrench into the process.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Was this the deepest possible cover, to outwardly throw yourself so into your work that nobody would think to question whether you were working for the right side?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

He throws a toy that nearly hits a prosecutor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

"If there is one thing I have learned after 10 years working with Mars rovers, it is that Mars constantly throws surprises at you," said Bedford.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Pattinson throws his whole being into embodying the ringmaster rapidly losing control of his circus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Going sober - it's glorious. It's not always easy but it's always worth it and I feel much more able to cope with what life throws at me," she added.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

He takes a few deep breaths and throws up green liquid.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Then he threw an out-and-up to Puka Nacua, absorbing a big hit as he released the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He threw a bullpen with the adjustment and then took it into one final rehab appearance, a one-hit outing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

When he arrived on the scene, Kenig threw himself into the task he knew: helping survivors, then combing the site to collect bodies, which were in harrowing conditions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Siri AI can do a lot more than old Siri, but it couldn’t take on any of the tasks I threw at the others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

He tossed the cape and threw out his arms.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

“Every time you get someone out you just raise the rent. You should be able to have a living space and not be thrown out on a limb.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

"I have pretty much thrown in the towel on classic writing assignments for lower-level classes," Paustian told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Celtic's largest shareholder Dermot Desmond was targeted in a protest at the Alfred Dunhill Links golf tournament in St Andrews as tennis balls were thrown towards him.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Colin immediately sent a text to his IT people that said simply, “Shut it down,” and they’d instantly thrown the building into lockdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This badgering soul who’d thrown his entire existence into upheaval?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Seattle is throwing it all over the field but is one-dimensional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

But a lot of second slices were coming back uneaten, and they simply couldn’t afford to keep throwing them away.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Yet bond investors aren’t throwing in the towel.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

“You see kids nowadays that are 14, 15, 16 throwing at 95, 96, 98, 100 miles per hour,” said George Zirkel, Unlimited’s managing director of baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Clearly, the situation had to be nipped in the bud, for any change in the day’s schedule risked throwing off the careful precision of the plan Penelope and Simon had devised.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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