puck
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A group could be deep in conversation when the puck sprang to life, producing a brief, collective flicker of delight.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
In my office: an Underwood No. 5 typewriter and a hockey puck in a Plexiglas case — the actual puck from the only goal I ever scored playing college hockey, in 1977.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that the device would be circular like a donut, about the size of a hockey puck, and cost between $300 and $400, with a launch planned for 2027.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Robertson noted that while Gordie Howe played with his "elbows up", he would also say that "the objective is to get the puck in the net".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
January 21 then deftly passes the puck to his teammate December 20—wow! what’s he doing out there?!—who shrugs off the onrushing defender May 17 and slides a cross-crease pass back to January 21.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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
While his body may be moving slower, the pucks he launches toward goal most definitely are not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2025
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
Kyle and Miguel slid around the life-size game like hockey pucks.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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