ball
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“The ball is in our court because vaccination behavior drives how we tackle the flu,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Haaland, who touched the ball only 30 times all afternoon, scored twice in the space of 11 minutes to win 2–1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Then he threw an out-and-up to Puka Nacua, absorbing a big hit as he released the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Even if you don’t touch the ball, if you’re not involved,” he says, “you still have to smell the chance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Then he threw the ball over Bat’s head, to the other kid, a very tall girl who caught it expertly with one hand and laughed.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
His completion percentage sank, particularly on deep balls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The cloudless skies made every pop-up an adventure and the warm, dense air reduced drag, allowing batted balls to travel farther.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Earlier, Abdul Samad smashed an unbeaten 30 off 15 balls as Pakistan beat Bangladesh with nine balls to spare in a semi-final reduced to 13 overs by a wet outfield.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Campbell and Hope put on 110 in 79 balls for the second wicket, before a huge third-wicket partnership of 182 between Hope and Jangoo set the platform for a recrod total.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
She juggled for a few minutes, sending the balls flying high and low.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
The Chinese space effort, by contrast, is “all balled up—security, military, all together, all in one.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
That song, a hushed balled called Who I Am, will open his new album, Shawn, when it is released in October.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2024
Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
And on the desk, near the room phone and a stamped envelope, a letter is balled up.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
I stood up, facing Audrey, my hands balled into fists.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
They are local heroes in brilliant yellow who have risen from the brink of bankruptcy to balling like a frost-kissed Brazil.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
“I was balling in Maryland but I wasn’t getting the looks I needed so I wanted to show I can ball on both sides of the country,” said Torres, son of head coach Joe Torres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2024
“I’m telling you!” she cried, balling up her fists.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
Mommy moaned, slapping her forehead, then balling her fists.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
