goal
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They are not sitting on the side watching their mates play, or they are not standing in goal watching their friends play.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
While the state is on track to meet its goal of conserving 30% of its land by 2030, it’s lagging in its efforts to conserve 30% of its coastal waters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
And it was all going according to plan when Grupe nailed a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Omar Marmoush: Had struggled but then scored a superb goal.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Joe would have bet his favorite baseball mitt that that had been Adam’s goal from the very beginning.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
The Norway international scored twice in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town to take his tally to eight Premier League goals for the season, leading the top-flight scoring charts once more.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Disc Medicine plans to resubmit its blood-disorder drug for FDA approval by year-end after a late-stage trial met all its primary and secondary goals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Throughout the game, the Cardinals pushed the ball deep into the Rams side of the field before settling for field goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
There are only seven previous instances of a team scoring 23 or more goals after seven games of a Premier League season.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
There is no shortage of worthy reform efforts and goals.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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