toss
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On a pitch that had been under cover for the previous two days, under leaden skies and with showers forecast, England would have been desperate to win the toss.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
If “to toss and mangle these poor human bodies was the . . . law of Nature,” Thoreau asks us, “why waste any time in awe or pity?”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
What lets you know, “Oh, they’ve done their homework a little bit, and they’re not just going to toss me around as a possibility”?
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Fed-fund futures were roughly pricing in a coin toss in terms of the chances of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve by March 2027, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
“That’s one small toss for a sheet of paper,” said Neil Armstrong, “one giant heave for paperkind.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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