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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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“Anytime I’m given the chance to coach basketball, teach basketball, plan for basketball, it’s fun,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026

On Google Maps, users can pinpoint the base’s bowling alley, basketball and racquetball courts, galley and pier-side gym.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

In New Zealand, Deans had been more interested in basketball than rugby.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

For all of its one-and-dones, college basketball is still full of players legally old enough to drink who are eager to show off their muscle against a bunch of teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

“You’re going to make the basketball team for sure.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

At 10:30 a.m., the bell rings through the halls of William F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach, sending students racing onto the playground, throwing basketballs, doing cartwheels, gliding down slides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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

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

I said after we pulled a bunch of basketballs out from behind the bleachers.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman


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