volley
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The lawsuit is the latest volley in a battle between Optimum and its creditors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Penrice put in the cross, Naderi flicked it on and Kelsy banged in the volley.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Tennis matches are creeping longer as high-endurance modern players pummel each other from the baseline and the time-efficient serve and volley goes the way of the Betamax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The volley of new duties, initially proposed in June, now takes its place.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Apollo shot a blazing volley of arrows and set the monster’s loincloth on fire.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
There’s much more, and he unleashed it against Alcaraz: powerful baseline play, aggressive returns, changes of speed, and even coming to the net for clever volleys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Armed relatives fired repeated volleys into the air, a customary gesture of mourning in many Arab communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Two tanker ships were attacked off the coast of Oman on Monday, in the latest volleys in the area.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
He's got great volleys but it also helps he is so close to the net by the time he is making contact.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
His serve was graceful and forcibly delivered, as were his return volleys.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
He began delivering on that fee in the 2002 Champions League final, scoring a stunning volleyed winner as Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at Hampden Park.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In a Ligue 1 match against Bastia, the left-back attempted a volleyed clearance 30 yards out from his own goal.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Diogo Dalot's cross was cleared high into the air before the 21-year-old volleyed past Aaron Ramsdale on 24 minutes.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Alas, Seattle volleyed back with its own 56-yard field goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Ella's eyes volleyed back and forth between the two of them.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
"It was an uncomfortable situation for her, me serving and volleying, hitting a drop shot in one of the match points. It's not the easiest position to put her in, which is the plan."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Leif Davis equalised for Ipswich in the 53rd minute, volleying home unmarked from the edge of the area when Marcelino Nunez found him with a precise outswinging corner.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
And so, on a black Christmas night, with sleet volleying into their faces, columns of men struggled through some of the most inhospitable fields to ever yield up a victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“And then when they were volleying, I feel like you could hear a burger flip in the kitchen.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Now the fire was nearer; those volleying shots were great limbs, trunks even, bursting.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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