receiver
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In the end, it was Maye who made it happen, tossing a late touchdown with a brilliant one-handed catch by unheralded receiver Efton Chism III.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But a first-year wide receiver named Nate Bailey was already putting his Harvard football education to good use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Star receiver Rashee Rice suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter of the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders and did not return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Chiefs have a void at wide receiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ray nodded, but he looked unsure and adjusted a knob on the receiver.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
The job of the orbiting receivers now was to determine in a split second which of Aurich’s variations would work in that particular scenario.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I’m just glad to see him making plays on guys that aren’t our receivers now,” Adams said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were both fined for making a gesture the league deemed to be obscene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Across the street, SpaceX in 2023 opened a new factory for building Starlink satellite internet receivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Etienne imagines shortwave receivers disguised as oatmeal boxes or tucked under floorboards, receivers buried beneath flagstones or concealed inside bassinets.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
