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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:… Run-d.m.c , Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Rap group
Run-D.M.C.’s musical identity is easy to pinpoint— pure, city-bred rap. But the group’s message is a little harder to… Sammy Sosa , Sosa, Sammy 1968–
Professional baseball player
Sammy Sosa, the Chicago Cubs outfielder who was involved in the most dramatic home run race in basebal… Sadaharu Oh , Oh, Sadaharu
1940-
Japanese baseball player
Undoubtedly the greatest hitter in Japanese baseball, Sadaharu Oh holds the all-time record for most home… 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…
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