ball
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England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Hand-eye coordination, tracking and locating balls, leaping down low or up high, and attacking the ball at corner kicks, that translates very well," Traore says.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Markets are “learning how to play the ball, not the referee.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
In a summer of Gen Z-driven blockbusters and ancient Greek juggernauts, the 38th entry in the Marvel universe can’t help smelling like your uncle’s sweaty Comic-Con ball cap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
There was Thor, curled into a little sleeping ball.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
But Warsh’s analogy of the Fed simply calling balls and strikes, borrowed from future Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, doesn’t work.
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
He’s been throwing weighted plyo balls to keep his arm strength up without aggravating his knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Super Giants suffered early setbacks as Tim Seifert and captain Aiden Markram fell cheaply, but Buttler combined power-hitting with deft touches around the ground to bring up his half-century in 31 balls.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
A bunch of young men in tattered coats and hats were pelting each other with balls of ice, roaring with laughter like kids having a snowball fight.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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
I balled my hands into fists and stretched my arms out and up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
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
He wiped his mouth with a napkin, then balled it up and dropped it on the table.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
You can come in balling and throwing stuff, but to who?
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
I wasn’t balling out of control, but I had some disposable income and idle time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
“I’m telling you!” she cried, balling up her fists.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
Her eyes fill, and she dabs at them with the kerchief she keeps balling in her hand.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
