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orb

[awrb] / ɔrb /


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It’s like golf, except a player can’t javelin his clubs into a water hazard or pitch a 15-pound orb across six alleys, even if he could.

From The Wall Street Journal

A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.

From Los Angeles Times

The star was encased in a glass orb, spinning in place like it wanted to get free.

From Literature

He recalls with clarity the opening day of the war almost four years ago when he could see bright flashes in the sky - a "bright orb" - as Russia launched its attacks.

From BBC

Not necessarily a designer one, but a handbag with a strong sense of itself — an acid-green baguette bag, a wicker orb with a padlock, a cheetah-print apothecary satchel.

From Salon