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game

[geym] / geɪm /






NOUN
individual sporting event
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NOUN
undomesticated animals chased for food
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Luke Shaw started every Premier League game last season but his overall fitness record is patchy.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Barreto said one of those arrested, a 14-year-old boy, was "smiling as if he had just beaten a level in a game."

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Wednesday’s jackpot has an estimated cash value of $433.1 million and is the eighth-biggest jackpot in Powerball history, game officials said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Kelce said he had wanted to attend a game when the New York Knicks basketball team were having a good playoff run last year, had other commitments.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

A few people were picking through garbage cans, and someone was sleeping on a bench, curled up tight, and there was an enthusiastic game of basketball echoing over from the newly refinished court.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

He’s selling to a basketball fan whom we’ve seen courtside at Lakers games.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

He netted 79 goals for Barcelona and 12 for Argentina - in a total of 69 games for club and country.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

StubHub faces a flood of complaints from World Cup fans who bought tickets months in advance, only to be stranded hours before the games.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

He admired the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers in the NFL and attended Knicks games when it came to basketball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

My brother always says that games should be worth playing.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

These days, you’re as likely to see a #cleanliving West Village girl clutching a can of rocket fuel as you are a BMX-mounted daredevil or a nocturnal gamer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

GameStop said Thursday that one gamer in Columbus, Ohio, visited one of its locations to trade in some of his old physical games for store credit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

"My initial reaction was one of confusion and shock," Ben, a UK-based 24-year-old gamer who covers GTA news on social media, told me following the announcement.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

A venue in Rotterdam turned itself over to fantasy dress-up and gamer fanaticism on the weekend, with thousands attending TwitchCon Europe.

From Barron's May 30, 2026

With that and the day being kind of drizzly, nobody is out there except two gamer kids sitting on their raincoats stealthily playing Switch with their backs against the wall where teachers can’t see them.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

“He was one of the coolest, neatest, kindest, gamest horses I’ll ever have. When I saw him in there, my heart sank.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2017

Lots of good intentions and the gamest efforts of able leading actors, respectively Gary Oldman and Ed Harris, could not breathe life into those turkeys.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2010

Though beaten after the gamest losing campaign since Bryan in 1896, Wendell Willkie polled: 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jesse Livermore, a friend from pre-War days in Chicago, Broker Block has called "the gamest and cleverest trader alive."

From Time Magazine Archive

Captain Acvis, the jailer, said: "He was the gamest man I ever saw."

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

Unlike sports or elections, he said, there’s no regulator keeping watch over whether a reality show market is being run — or gamed — fairly.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Speaking ahead of the summit, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described the deal as a "common-sense approach" and said she wants to ensure systems "can't be unfairly gamed".

From BBC May 15, 2026

Then we should tighten the existing R&D tax credit, a benefit that is being gamed by firms that are no longer at the cutting edge.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

But under a "worst-case scenario" gamed out by Eurasia Group, damage to Iran's oilfields permanently hits the country's exports, while the precarity to Hormuz traffic persists.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Upon their return from Las Vegas, they set out to pester the rating agencies, and the Wall Street people who gamed their models, for more information.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Elections staff also is preparing FAQ documents about prediction markets and discussing how to talk about the issue with reporters, gaming out different scenarios, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Chinese tech firm Tencent posted quarterly net profit Wednesday that was short of expectations, as the gaming and advertising giant looks to monetise its heavy investment in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

“We believe the runway for APP to outperform the gaming industry may be significantly longer than appreciated,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The company’s models predict ad engagement, click-through rates and site engagement — data useful for advertisers targeting the gaming world, e-commerce and subscription services.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

They consisted of a bedroom with an attached bathing chamber and a dressing room, a small dining room, and a music and gaming room.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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