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

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

The new analysis corrects those measurements and finds no strong evidence for precession, suggesting the oval orbit likely originated during the system's formation rather than being caused by spin effects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

A velodrome is a similar environment to the indoor ice oval, and Stolz could learn “race craft, positioning and timing,” Quirk said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

And Trip—Trip would be waiting for her after school on the other side of the oval.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng