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puck

[puhk] / pʌk /


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It is an imposing black puck of a building squatted over the most claustrophobic transit hub in America.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Olympic hockey team’s win over the Soviets in 1980—is a triumph tattooed on the national memory, though the memory frequently forgets that the game wasn’t shown until three hours after the puck dropped.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

And they differ from Apple Vision Pro - which is mainly designed for use at home - as they do not require a wire connected to a "puck", or battery pack.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Nikolaj Ehlers redirected a loose puck between the circles toward Staal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Freddie pulled a puck out of his back pocket and slapped it down in my palm.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

The pucks are featured in an “Olympics ‘26” display that also contains a hockey stick used by Brady Tkachuk of the U.S. team and a U.S. jersey worn by four-time Olympian Hilary Knight.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

The Italians’ first encounter with the top-tier pros this week had been much smoother—mainly because there were no pucks or goals involved.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

But these coffee pucks, which are not yet available for sale, will require an entirely new machine to run.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2024

There are periods in any given day when my kids have the energy of pucks flying across an air hockey table.

From Slate Oct. 20, 2024

Only a handful of people are huddled near the holographic pucks, discussing animatedly among themselves like my teachers debating about who the worst football team is.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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