football
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More than 1,200 volunteers from communities, landowners and environmental organisations have created woodland over an equivalent area of 154 football pitches, 61 new orchards and 17 new micro-forests.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The football game between the two American Conference teams proceeded after a brief delay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Maybe your family Thanksgiving touch football team can suit up, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
A member of the US Air Force died after he fell while abseiling from the ceiling of a Texas stadium ahead of a college football game.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
This football player isn’t even there yet, but on the sidelines his teammates are slapping his shoulders and crowding around him.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
The smell of rubbish hangs heavy in the air as pickup trucks and handcarts crawl through narrow alleyways, unloading the day's collections while children weave between them chasing footballs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Long before the World Cup kicked off, U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino wasn’t shy about setting extraordinarily high expectations for a country that believes footballs are oblong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Though the impact of wet leather balls increased compared to when they were dry, modern footballs - wet or dry - produced similar or even greater levels of energy transfer.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The people waiting outside our ports of entry are not footballs stopped at the 1-yard line, letters suspended in a mail carrier’s hand, or dinner guests lingering on a porch.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Bikes and skateboards and footballs and sneakers were scattered from the front door to the road.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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