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Deckhands throw back the stones and pack the scallops in ice below deck.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024

Acuña was holding up at third, but he took off for home when the throw back to the infield ricocheted off Trea Turner’s glove for the shortstop’s second error of the night.

From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2023

Peguero doubled home Nick Gonzales in the seventh and then alertly scored from third when reliever Jacob Webb dropped catcher Matt Thaiss’ throw back to the mound and was slow to retrieve the ball.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

It was exciting to throw guitars on a Bollywood moment, and then throw back to an old Japanese song from the '60s that I love.

From Salon • May 1, 2023

We all decided the music that played overhead would throw back to the days when the restaurant first opened nineteen years ago—Beny Moré, Celia Cruz, and Tito Puente.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya




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