XS
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If you have trouble following, there are many Philadelphians who will explain, having had the Xs and Os of the playbook tattooed on their skin.
But now that my calendar counting down to the spring equinox has more and more Xs, it’s getting harder.
From Literature
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The book also says when to try for a 2-point conversion, whether to attempt an onside kick or to kick deep and how to manage the two-minute warning—nearly everything outside of Xs and Os.
The TikToks, Instagrams, and Xs of the world would rather nobody be worried about screen time at all, even as a few of those apps allow users to set their own limits.
From Slate
Other times, for the players who preferred to see plays spelled out with Xs and O’s, he’d diagram it on paper.
From Los Angeles Times
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