Blackberry didn't hit its stride until it became available from major U.S. carriers.

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"Those guys are a good team over there, they just haven't hit their stride, " Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay said.

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The 20-plot development, conceived in 1992, didn't hit its initial stride until 2004, when Moscow's skyscraper-loving Mayor Yuri Luzhkov cut the ribbon on the first tower.

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However, it wasn't until the release of his 1989 self-titled album that Finn hit his stride as a solo act.

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