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fielding

[feel-ding] / ˈfil dɪŋ /
VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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Robinson’s courage—along with his hitting, fielding and baserunning—helped set the stage for the end of legally sanctioned segregation in American society and the beginning of integration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

In his first news conference since succeeding Pep Guardiola last month, Marseca found himself fielding questions about the Catalan, who won 20 trophies in his 10 years at the club.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

In the labyrinthine alleyways of Cairo's Garbage City, recycling specialist Peter Romany finds himself fielding calls from factories scrambling for plastic to plug supply shortfalls caused by the Iran war.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Across Silicon Valley, startup founders like Ibarra are enjoying a wave of computing credits and fielding competing offers from AI-model makers racing to land new enterprise customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Instead of fielding all of Abuelita’s questions, she took her phone and called Mateo, but he still didn’t respond.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera



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