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, town on the Euphrates, approximately 90 mi. (144 km.) W. of Baghdad; site of the Mesopotamian city of Is. An old , hit / hit/ • v. (hit·ting ; past hit ) [tr.] 1. bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:… Stanley Frank Musial , Musial, Stan
Stan Musial
1920-
American baseball player
The greatest baseball player in one of the greatest baseball towns in the United States, Stan… Swat , swat / swät/ • v. (swat·ted , swat·ting ) [tr.] hit or crush (something, esp. an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object: I swatted a mosquito t… Lou Brock , Lou Brock
Brock, Lou
1939-
American baseball player
During the 1970s, Lou Brock did for base-stealing what slugger Mark McGwire did for the homerun i… Rickey Henderson , Henderson, Rickey 1958–
Professional baseball player
Rickey Henderson is considered one of the most prolific baseball players in the Oakland A’s hist… Sigmund Romberg , Romberg, Sigmund
Romberg, Sigmund
Romberg, Sigmund , versatile Hungarian-born American operetta composer, conductor, and pianist; b. Nagykanizsa, Hun…
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