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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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State Farm Arena, which can seat around 17,000 for basketball games, will host all Dream home games starting in the 2027 season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Nobody there or at the overlord NBA is doing this because they think it’s a great idea to watch basketball on your phone when you’re in line at Sweetgreen or Einstein Bagels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The basketball player, who was represented by Simon S. Mass of Altariss & TCS, is no stranger to investing in Miami real estate, having previously purchased property at Five Park, another development by Terra.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

In July, when asked to choose between James and Michael Jordan as the all-time greatest basketball player in history, Trump said he preferred Jordan.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“If somebody comes for me, will you tell them I’ll be out by the basketball hoop?”

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

“Footballs everywhere, cleats everywhere, basketballs, jerseys,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

Other sports have made accommodations for female body types, such as lower sprint hurdles in athletics or lighter and smaller basketballs.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

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

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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