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Recent Examples of cricket
Some of the sport’s top players participate in MLC, which runs its season to fit into the international cricket calendar.
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Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Indian Premier League, perhaps even the whole sport of cricket, might have a problem that is bedevilling the NBA right now.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Cue the cameras While playing in a cricket match in the 1990s, British computer scientist Paul Hawkins fumed over a bad call.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Now world cricket powerhouses like Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand and South Africa are here for around three weeks of cricket, and fans are ecstatic.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Indian Premier League, perhaps even the whole sport of cricket, might have a problem that is bedevilling the NBA right now.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Cue the cameras While playing in a cricket match in the 1990s, British computer scientist Paul Hawkins fumed over a bad call.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Now world cricket powerhouses like Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand and South Africa are here for around three weeks of cricket, and fans are ecstatic.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cricket
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Typically, employees at startups or private companies have had to wait for an IPO or acquisition to cash out their equity.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Black books are the latest targets in the war against equity.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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If finalized without amending, this proposal will undermine Congress's intent and stunt efforts to achieve justice across the nation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have previously argued that the court should reconsider the Sullivan ruling.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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No one has ever questioned the accuracy or fairness of the pool reports, which are distributed to other media.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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In fairness, no women’s basketball player has ever cultivated a gathering like Clark.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricket. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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