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fielding

[feel-ding] / ˈfil dɪŋ /
VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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“It was a beautiful day, and I decided I’m going to walk in the park, and I spent two hours on the phone” fielding back-to-back-to-back phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Salisbury agreed, adding that axis members are also able to call on the pool of knowledge shared among them; experience fielding weapons in one theater can inform fighting in another.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

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

He condemned the other parties for not fielding candidates, saying it was "disrespectful to Clacton".

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The Colonel sat on the couch judging whether the poster was level and fielding my endless questions about Alaska.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green



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