cleat
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In this instance, the stoppage lasted several minutes as Brazilian referee Raphael Claus and the Video Assistant Referee team studied Balogun’s cleat landing on top of Tarik Muharemović’s leg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Who’s going to be the brilliant video forensicist replaying Balogun’s red carded contact against the uncalled cleat of Leo Messi in Argentina’s opener?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A French cleat is best for holding the artwork against the wall.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“On my lead leg, the bottom of my cleat just caught the dirt,” Ragans said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
“One right there on that second cleat to port. It’s a brand-new line, isn’t it.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Fox said the plan is to do a considerable amount of turf replacement, but not because he expects the pristine grass to take a beating from the cleats of massive humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The team acquired Thomas, who’s strong defensively but has some big cleats to fill in replacing the offensive production of Pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Footballs everywhere, cleats everywhere, basketballs, jerseys,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
In this case, no one can make another pair of cleats worn by Ohtani on that particular day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Then I backed the boat up into the slip, turned off the motor, wrapped lines from the dock around my cleats, and threw Ben’s coat and life jacket up on the dock.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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