field
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The playing field for this recent shift, however, is by no means level.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The new stadium might even be able to host state track and field and football championships in the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Which is precisely what propelled Scheffler when he demolished the field at the first playoff event at TPC Southwind in Memphis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"This process is very unusual -- it goes against every bit of common sense in the field," said Talapin.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
I opened my mouth to tell him about Anna but Mrs. Mallon was moving quickly down the field, her red skirt pulled up around her large legs.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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That fighting offset any hopes for a supply increase after Venezuela said the U.S. would help develop 17 oil fields that have 65 billion barrels of proved reserves.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The same approach also accounted for how the materials behave when magnetic fields are applied.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
The new stadium is expected to be ready by 2029, with fields for football, soccer and track as part of an 18-acre sports complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
It has been quite the journey from kicking a ball about as a schoolboy on the playing fields of Vaulx-en-Velin - situated to the east of Lyon - to becoming a superstar worth nine figures.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
So it was for all the animals of Ashton Place: the warblers and nuthatches and the wee mousies in the fields.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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The Coastal Act and the agency that enforces it have fielded some fair criticism over the years from developers, homeowners and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Many of the TV show's adult cast members have fielded questions, external in recent years about whether they support her stance, and taken varying positions.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The next inning, Wrobleski fielded a sacrifice bunt from Ryan Waldschmidt, but his throw to first was high and wide, allowing a run to score and putting Waldschmidt into scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
He fielded dozens of congratulatory text messages from friends who knew about his SpaceX investment, and neighbors asked if he was going to throw a party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He fielded phone calls, sat for daily briefings, and was consulting with a skeleton staff of advisers, aides, and speechwriters who were all staying at a hotel close by.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Also dropped is opener Imam-ul-Haq, who was criticised at Lord's for not attempting to bat in either innings after suffering a calf injury while fielding on the opening day.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
It was felt, BBC Sport understands, that players would be left fielding questions they simply didn't know the answers to.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“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
“If they keep fielding like that we’ll be here till tomorrow,” he said, and I grinned at him.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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