crease
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Five minutes later Byfield fanned on a loose puck in the crease, allowing Wedgewood to roll over and clear it from in front of the open net.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Rew is said to be a tough character, with an old-fashioned approach to batting - happy to occupy the crease if the situation demands.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Devon Toews was standing directly in front of the crease, mere feet away from scoring the goal that would dash the Americans’ dreams of winning their first gold medal in 46 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
He had a big crease in his forehead, or maybe it was actually that he had two round horns.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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