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field

[feeld] / fild /




VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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Reports that the CFP is nearing a deal to expand the field from 12 to 24 teams in 2027 should be tremendous news for both schools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, the entire foundation of the sport could be different the next time the Dodgers take the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But is the era of the traditional 'Big Six' on the field at an end?

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Researchers also found that they could adjust this remarkable effect simply by changing the temperature or magnetic field.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“If you’re asking that, then, well, yes. I am absent from a class. But it doesn’t matter. Perhaps I can get my professor to credit today as a field trip.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Two baseball fields will be set up on opposite ends of the stadium, with the game taking place on each during alternating innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Big tech companies also have been building data centers in U.S. drilling fields to tap in to natural-gas supplies, cutting deals with oil-and-gas producers, utilities and pipeline firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Oxfordshire don't want their green fields covered in houses," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In everyday physics, a charged particle responds to the electric and magnetic fields it encounters.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mama says your daddy told her it was all right, that we’d be fine since we’d been farming the same fields in Chemung County since the Maple Tree was a baby.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The Dodgers fielded the oldest group of position players in the major leagues this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lubin said he’s fielded numerous calls from clients who have asked for his take on Amendment 3.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

At the advanced end of the spectrum, Russia reportedly fielded at least one model of a fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle in early 2025.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

For over 30 years, the Ship Inn has fielded a team to take on visitors from across the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He and his wife indulged every photographer and cheerfully fielded calls from reporters at any time, day or night.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

She had spent the previous months fielding calls from Russian military officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Employees shouldn’t have to manufacture delight on demand while working short-staffed shifts for inadequate pay, fielding customer complaints about things outside their control.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Her appointment fills one of the White House's most visible positions, with the press secretary responsible for briefing journalists, fielding questions about administration policies and serving as a chief public defender of the president.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We need to do a better job of tracking the ball, judging the ball, fielding the ball when necessary, not fielding it in other situations,” Ventrone told reporters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

With Richards a few feet away, happily fielding his invitation to the Santa Anita Turf Club Ball, the traditional party held to honor hundred- grander winners, Pollard was bombarded with harsh questions.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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