dribble
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Of course, it’s unclear what that coda would look like, and if it involves spending a lot of time watching James Harden dribble in circles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"All anyone needs to play basketball is a ball and a hoop, a surface that you can dribble on, and New York City has an awful lot of that kind of space," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
“This is an industrial area, and there’s plenty of stuff around to catch fire,” he said, sidestepping a dribble of oily water.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
"Lionel Messi is close to Best in the way he plays. He can dribble, beat people, score goals and make goals," said another former United and Northern Ireland great Sammy McIlroy.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
He loves tuna cans And milk cartons With their dribble Of milk.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
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Tel completed more dribbles, with 39 to Gakpo's 34, although Gakpo posted the slightly better success rate at 45.95%.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
At this World Cup, the Frenchman has attempted 14 dribbles across the first two matches, compared with just one from Haaland.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Paz completed more dribbles than any other player in Serie A this season, providing 13 goals and eight assists.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Take Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, for example, who has completed 70 dribbles in La Liga this season and 22 in 12 Champions League outings.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
I’m ready the next time the guy dribbles my way.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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To be fair to Maradona, he then scored probably the greatest World Cup goal of all time as he dribbled through half the England team, rounded Shilton and slotted home to double Argentina's lead.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
"When I was small I never dribbled much or got past many opponents. I scored a lot of goals, ran a lot, but above all I had very good vision of the game," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“I dribbled the ball literally out of bounds one time,” said Reaves, who had 16 points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Matthew dribbled a rubber basketball in the hallway that led to the dining room and shot repeatedly at an imaginary goal above the door.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Goals were awarded instead of points, dribbling outlawed and rings with nets replaced the bins.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rodri’s dribbling opened more space for Spain, allowing him to create a shooting opportunity that grazed the post in the 54th minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
They went from so-so to absolutely unstoppable as head coach Mike Brown tweaked the offense—less dribbling, more cutting and passing—and Brunson morphed into one of the all-time clutch heroes of New York sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Mammachi’s rage at the old one-eyed Paravan standing in the rain, drunk, dribbling and covered in mud was re-directed into a cold contempt for her daughter and what she had done.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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