oval
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Critically, the oval shape allowed it to occupy less stage depth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Harris not only excels on the oval, but also on the gridiron.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
The vigil in Alice Springs will be held at the Anzac sports oval at 17.30 local time.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
We note how the small scale, finely drawn swirls of her sleeve are challenged by the suave oval of her face and the emphatic line of her shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
He looked at the floor, the center of which was covered in a very expensive, very old-looking oval rug.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
The Pettit National Ice Center, in Milwaukee, is one of two Olympic-grade long-track ovals in the entire U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The orange ovals here show how a perfect circle on the globe is distorted depending on where it is located.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Schumacher will compete in his first oval races, with six ovals on the 17-race IndyCar schedule, including the feature Indianapolis 500 next May 24.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
One species they were interested in but dropped for this reason was leopard sharks, a striking fish adorned with spots and dark ovals stretched in neat rows across its back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Claude’s fingers trace ovals across the top of his vitrine.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
