Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Throw in
Throw in verb - To insert between other elements.
Both terms in one sentence
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Artificial Stupidity: The AI will never counter throws, at least not in the beginning of the match where you can get close before the match begins, and get a throw in as soon as it starts.
Source: Video Game / Bloody Roar - As such, if there is anything close to a representative of this it will be Archaeopteryx, and even that's doubtful (educational works might throw in Hesperornis, Ichthyornis and/or Confuciusornis, but don't hold your breath).
Source: Small Taxonomy Pools -
Penny Arcade pokes a bit of fun at this in this strip... The foreign dubs (particularly the French dub) aren't quite as bad about this, but they'll occasionally throw in a word or two of unsubtitled Italian every so often, provided the Italian word is close to the original word.
Source: Video Game / Assassin's Creed II
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