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MA Furniture Store's Insurer Is Nervous As MLB No-Hitters Pile Up
There have already been four no-hitters in Major League Baseball's young season, and that has Jordan Furniture's insurers nervous.

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There have already been four no-hitters in Major League Baseball's young season, and that has Jordan Furniture's insurers nervous.

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