ball
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The Braves are suddenly running the ball effectively with Maliq Allen, who rushed for 180 yards last week, the most by a Brave since the 2021 season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
If asked to summarise Tuchel's England in one idea, runs off the ball would be a good answer.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“A lot of these teams are throwing the ball away.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Boo your front office too, Braves fans, for not wanting to play ball with Freeman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
In bed, I pull the covers up to my neck and curl into a ball, but those damn butterflies won’t stay still.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
His completion percentage sank, particularly on deep balls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Playing quickly across the middle of the pitch – whether through powerful carrying or long balls – to find runners in attack against fewer defenders.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In those final five games, he hit the ball hard in the first two, then hit ground balls in the final three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The fearless teenager, who topped the IPL batting charts this year, smoked a whirlwind 38 off 21 balls with six fours and two enormous sixes before falling to a thick edge caught at backward point.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
It’s chaos, with a battalion of balls bouncing and flying around as people warm up and Coach Shephard stands under the basket rebounding and blowing his whistle.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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
She balled it up and tossed it back to the front-row fans before walking off and pointing toward the fans with a smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
I balled the blanket in my fists, and my arms trembled.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
"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
After they leave, Nino Carlitos slouches on the sofa, folding origami and then balling the paper up and throwing it against the wall.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
