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"To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field."
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"(cricket) To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field."
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"ref": "2015 March 27, Amanda Schupak, “Plastic pellets found in puffin tummies”, in CBS News",
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"ref": "2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 2022-02-11, Seascape: the state of our oceans",
"text": "Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).",
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