spinner
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England did not pick a specialist spinner in any of the three Tests against Pakistan, instead fielding four frontline seamers.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Last week, Shoaib Bashir was named as the only specialist red-ball spinner on England's list of fully centrally contracted players, while Mason Crane and Liam Patterson-White were given development deals.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
His probing has ensured Australia have not missed spinner Nathan Lyon, who he replaced, or Josh Hazlewood, who remained at the team hotel throughout the day because of illness.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
For the home cooks: OXO is best known for revolutionizing the salad spinner, but it has also redesigned the garlic press, the can opener, the vegetable peeler … the list goes on.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Your sister, even though she avoids the work, is a skilled spinner and will be a skilled wife. She needs practice in learning both, my son,” their mother said with a smile.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
Only spinners Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and Australia's Shane Warne have more in international cricket.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
As professional spinners of reputation and reshapers of meaning, marketers have long created newfangled jobs or pithy descriptions to slot their work into the zeitgeist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The way he took down the spinners was brutal.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
With spinners dominating the T20 World Cup earlier this summer, the likes of Filer and Issy Wong were sidelined, but both have stepped up admirably.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Well, you could riot be in a better place. The spinners weave all our catch cloths,” said Solovet.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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