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field

[feeld] / fild /




VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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McDaniel walks on the practice field during training camp in August.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Wolverine fans rushed the field, an absurd act considering that Michigan was a 27.5-point favorite in this game, but whatever, civilization is crumbling and there’s no honor anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The provincial government has said it has nearly 14,500 fire-fighting personnel out in the field, with nine aircraft available for water-bombing, three for patrols and one for cloud-seeding operations trying to make rain.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Flock does not disclose how many cameras it has in the field, but Texas is estimated to have the second most in the nation, after California.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

I picked up the pail by the wire handle and ducked out the doorway, waving my other hand so they could see me across the field.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Flames engulfed the fields of settlers and destroyed more than a dozen homes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Poisoned by the overwhelmingly toxic culture of time, the film’s downward-punching humor is as radioactive as its future’s fallow fields.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Those differences may be shaped by the galaxies' surrounding environments and the structure of their magnetic fields.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

He told The Sun that he believed the sheep were worth more than £2,000 at market, and added that he was worried some in other fields of his farm may have also been stolen.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

We trudged on, through fields and forests, fording streams where we had to, following Peter, following his compass.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

In their victory at Ipswich on Friday night, Liverpool fielded three players, Alexander Isak, Bradley Barcola and Florian Wirtz, who each cost more than £100m.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Bass and Raman also fielded questions about their judgment, and the consultants that they have worked with.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Helming says he has fielded interest from companies that want to use his tunnel boring machine for power and fibre optic cables, or pipelines that could transport water, natural gas, or ammonia, for example.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“The first time it happened, I was appalled,” says Clark, who has fielded calls from parents asking why their child didn’t get a job.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

He fielded some questions about insurance, from the Shaws and the insurance companies.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

There are 85 high schools in LAUSD, with 69 fielding football programs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Their batting was brittle, their bowling scattergun and their fielding shoddy.

From BBC Aug. 22, 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

Lacey had been fielding dozens of e-mails—none with real information—from the flyers her cousin had put in record stores in New York.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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