nine yards
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His first touch of the football in a competitive game was a jet sweep that went for nine yards and a first down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I'm chasing the companies that make those servers that go sit in those data centres, the companies that make the entire air conditioning, the water-cooling system -- the whole nine yards."
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
William Troost-Ekong had put Nigeria ahead seven minutes before the end of a cagey first half when the centre-back rose highest to powerfully head in from nine yards out following a corner.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024
Mater Dei finished with 386 yards and averaged nearly nine yards per play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
There were larger rocks and some scraggly bushes eight or nine yards to one side of him; it was all op>en on the other side.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
