oval

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Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie told parliament that the government was confident that greyhound racing "on oval tracks exposes dogs to significant risks that cannot be eliminated by other measures".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Detecting such an oval orbit in this type of event has not been reported before.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a black hole and a neutron star collided while moving along an oval shaped orbit instead of the near perfect circles scientists usually expect before such mergers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

A velodrome is a similar environment to the indoor ice oval, and Stolz could learn “race craft, positioning and timing,” Quirk said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In the center of the second story is an oval arch, featuring the mythological Pan and his flutes, the god of nature and the wild.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin