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golf

[golf, gawlf, gof] / gɒlf, gɔlf, gɒf /
NOUN
match play
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The golf club would front constructions costs as a "gift" to Americans and local residents, according to the letter.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

My driverless Jaguar picked me up in a golf course parking lot a three-minute walk from my condo complex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Also, two-time major golf champion Bryson DeChambeau said that while it’s likely that moon landings have happened, some of the footage we’ve been shown might have been fake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lanai has beautiful beaches, a Jack Nicklaus–designed golf course, and dining and resort amenities in the high-end hotels.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

I dropped off the oil tank, slipped on a golf ball, got up, dashed over the lawn, fell over an invisible croquet hoop, got up, then misjudged my jump onto the fence beam.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

He frequently golfs at his courses in Florida or Virginia on weekends, and he keeps in touch with golf personalities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

“It’s still hard, but that’s natural because a lot of players like golfing on the weekend,” said Jongseo Joseph Lee, president of the SoCal Dream Golf Club, who golfs twice a month on city courses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

She also golfs frequently and is reported to be playing off a handicap of low single figures.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

Perdue often golfs with Trump and speaks with him frequently by phone.

From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2021

Mr. Balfour, it should be noted, wore brown tennis shoes with rubber soles, unlike Sir Oliver Lodge, who always golfs in white buckskin boots.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman

The two men regularly golfed together, and the senator, who was always a fixture on cable news television, ardently defended the president and his policies.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

But Volker Heun, who worked as a bank executive in the U.S. and once golfed with Trump, said those fears are misplaced, citing the nearly two million Germans who visited America without issue last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025

For years after the campaign, the two men golfed together, and as vice president Mr. Biden had Mr. Burris and his granddaughter into the White House.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

But his 0-1 curveball was golfed over the right-field fence.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

I golfed a lot. edward.   How long were you with them? alice.   Not a fortnight.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker

The golf-mad president -- whose relaxed relationship with the game's rules was documented by sports journalist Rick Reilly in the 2019 book "Commander in Cheat" -- has repeatedly boasted about his golfing talent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Police released body camera footage in April that captured the aftermath of the incident, showing the golfing legend after his vehicle clipped a truck and rolled over.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

He could have spent his whole life doing nothing but golfing and hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein, and he would have ended up vastly more wealthy than he is today.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

A new PlayStation service lets members pay for rewards—such as a deal on an outfit for a golfing avatar—and in turn, CleanPlay commits to paying for renewable energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

He was wearing what appeared to be a golfing sweater and a very old pair of jeans, slightly too big for him and held up with a thick leather belt.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling



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