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oval

[oh-vuhl] / ˈoʊ vəl /


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Her ring has seven small oval diamonds and a wave design which she says illustrate life's inevitable highs and lows.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Harris not only excels on the oval, but also on the gridiron.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

That’s 1,100 miles of left turns around two oval tracks.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

The human doctor with 40 years of experience was right—the small oval in my right breast didn’t look “suspicious.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

She stood in front of a small photograph in an oval frame.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

The dark ovals, when seen, are almost always located just below the bright auroral zones at each pole, which are akin to Earth's northern and southern lights.

From Science Daily Nov. 26, 2024

Huge ovals of sweat seeped through the backs of their shirts.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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