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fielding

[feel-ding] / ˈfil dɪŋ /
VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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In terms of fielding performance by the team, it is hard to quantify other than via the percentage of dropped catches - though Stokes' teams famously hunted down even lost causes to the boundary.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“We hear it from staff, from shoppers, from farmers,” said Steele, who has been fielding more questions about how the food supply chain operates in the wake of the outbreaks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 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

I learned the other reason they waited for a thunderstorm to play when Jasper, trying to avoid Edward’s infallible fielding, hit a ground ball toward Carlisle.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer



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