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By pure chance, the ball slipped into his right hand with the seams rotated in a slightly different way than he was used to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In one instance, they opted to hand off the ball instead of calling their signature “Tush Push” sneak play with Hurts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Even though you get a touch on the ball, it's still reckless."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

So Nantz delivered a solid blow to the ball, which didn’t budge in Watt’s arms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The ball sailed through the hoop, but Jonah had the feeling that it could just as easily have bounced off.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Ackerman defended nicely for 38 balls but here he neither defended nor unleashed a drive.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

But Mitchell spat on three straight balls to get to a full count.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Teams had to wipe down the balls after using them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Earlier that day, in Room 526 at the 25hours Hotel Terminus Nord, a crowd of women socialized with their dogs, who played with Paris-Dog-Week-branded balls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

But, if you look hard, sometimes you see little tiny green balls that Dad says will turn into real grapes eventually.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

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’s my life and my creativity balled into this thing called music. It’s personal.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2024

It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024

Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023

Then he balled it up and threw it to the floor under the seat.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

The firm renamed it Tropicana Brands Group, balling up other beleaguered beverage properties too, and packed it full of debt.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

You can come in balling and throwing stuff, but to who?

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

“He’s balling, man. He’s showing some crazy stuff. He’s really developed,” offensive lineman Sam Cosmi said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

My thoughts race faster and faster, balling up into an angry fist.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina