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money ball
 n.— «It reamins to be seen whether coach Dick Motta, having put together a stronger bench, can get consistently superior efforts from Elvin Hayes and Phil Chenier now that the name of the game is Money Ball.» —“It’s a Bullish NBA Playoff; Blanks Seen for Bullets” by Gerald Strine Washington Post Apr. 12, 1977. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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