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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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You only need to look over at college basketball, where March Madness is the main event, and the regular season is a highly optional viewing experience, like a Tom Cruise Oscar film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Asked if he’s still watching basketball, Yanai said, “A lot.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

They baked cupcakes, made West African food, played pool and had a go at basketball.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

He proudly showed off the metal sign he just bought, marked "Penn Station," the subway stop for Madison Square Garden -- the arena where his beloved Knicks basketball team plays.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Coach P. has us jumping rope and doing sprints, push-ups, and basketball drills.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

“Footballs everywhere, cleats everywhere, basketballs, jerseys,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Specs can digitize a chess board, provide AR-guided training for shooting basketballs and even highlight the coolant reservoir under the hood of a car, according to videos and photos online.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Other sports have made accommodations for female body types, such as lower sprint hurdles in athletics or lighter and smaller basketballs.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

I said after we pulled a bunch of basketballs out from behind the bleachers.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman


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