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

However, a fresh analysis of the gravitational wave event GW200105 revealed that this system was still traveling on an oval shaped path shortly before the two objects combined.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Ning set an Olympic record, blazing the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in 1 minute and 41.98 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

He stood up and carried Toby to the place where the cockpit had sat, now an oval of exposed dirt circled by overgrown grass and leaves.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss