ball
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But it starts with trying to get it as accurate as possible in our crystal ball, looking forward to where we’re gonna be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
But on the bounce, the ball shot up in the air, and then it settled in the grass, giving Bregman enough time to score the go-ahead run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mr. Warsh says he wants investors to “play the ball and not the referee.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
You can get the ball rolling without it costing you a dime.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
As soon as he got Abby settled on her bed, he would turn on the radio and listen to the ball game.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
The Manchester Super Giants number three went on to make 51 from 20 balls, another superb innings in a remarkable 522-match career in the sport's shortest format.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Buttler hit two fours and six sixes, finishing alongside Tim Seifert, who struck 62 from 36 balls as Super Giants successfully reached their target of 156 with 31 balls to spare.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jose Luis Maya, the owner of Deportes Maya, has sold jerseys, shoes and soccer balls on Archer for 24 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Convenience stores in Kumamoto remain open and brightly lit, although some shelves for fresh food like rice balls sit empty.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The mirrors showed no reflections now, and the candles left tiny balls of light on the water's surface.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Ivy balled up the note in her hand.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Oklahoma City and the Cavs been balling for six months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
Pedro Martinez Losa and co were balling directions at Chelsea Cornet in the midfield to sit that little bit deeper alongside Sam Kerr.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
“I’m telling you!” she cried, balling up her fists.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
Twice, she has to stop balling socks to take calls for upcoming babysitting —no, childcare—gigs.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
