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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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They became engaged on Christmas Day 2004 and three years later welcomed their son, Kiyan Anthony, now a 19-year-old sophomore at Syracuse University, where he is playing college basketball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The BAL is a pan-African basketball league established and co-organised by the NBA and the basketball's world governing body Fiba.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

While speaking to People in 2024, Towns revealed that he adores Woods for always showcasing her support at his basketball games.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Born with spina bifida and confined to a wheelchair after his father was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, Turek is a four-time Paralympian and two-time gold medalist in wheelchair basketball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Oh, honey, you can play basketball in Tucson. I’m sure this Ray person will understand.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Specs can digitize a chess board, provide AR-guided training for shooting basketballs and even highlight the coolant reservoir under the hood of a car, according to videos and photos online.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

She has seen the video evidence of the two of them, both still in kindergarten, launching basketballs over their heads at the backboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

"Some of the ones we have been to this year are as big as basketballs, or bigger."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024

And at the end of the day, he was gathering up loose basketballs when I came in, and James Russell was calling out, “Coach Swieteck!”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt


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