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keeper

[kee-per] / ˈki pər /


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The pick of the bunch was his chip over keeper Manuel Almunia to complete his hat-trick.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Mourinho claimed that the keeper had a bad attitude.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

“The banking system is in rude health,” says Russell Napier, a global macro strategist and keeper of the Library of Mistakes, an Edinburgh-based collection of books on financial history.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

It was outshot 20-2 for the game, and Spanish keeper Unai Simón, who gave up just one goal in eight matches, was not forced to make a save in registering his seventh clean sheet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

As the keeper of a magic that connects the living and dead, Lucera signifies a kind of living crossroads.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Her keepers said she was "settling in well" and was getting to know her new surroundings.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Several decades ago, keepers were supposed to stand there and not move until the ball was heading toward them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

In the five World Cups between 1998 and 2014, the U.S. started Friedel, Kasey Keller and Howard — three English Premier League keepers — in goal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Now he has a World Cup shutout and with another clean sheet Thursday, he’ll join Matt Turner as the only American keepers to post back-to-back shutouts in a World Cup in 96 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The crushed bones of kings or warriors or wisdom keepers?

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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