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roster

[ros-ter] / ˈrɒs tər /


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The Rams elevated receiver Brennan Presley to the roster from the practice squad and signed receiver Tyler Scott to the practice squad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

I just think that movie could pick up a lot of nominations, and if in fact you were doing a fantasy draft, I think it would be really strong on your roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

And now that the team has worked off the debt from the Hunter deal, Gladstone was in a position to go all-in on this year’s Jaguars roster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Lendeborg turned his grades around, and soon enough a player who’d clung to the last spot on a community college roster was the elite playmaker with the best programs in the country fighting over him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

General Dreedle waited in austere silence until the car door slammed and then demanded, “Which one is this ?” Colonel Moodus checked his roster.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

So teams aren’t waiting until after the impending lockout to reinforce their rosters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Once the lockout begins, teams will be restricted from communicating with the players on their 40-man rosters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The league institutes certain “max” salaries —collectively bargained with the players’ union—ensuring that teams are on a roughly level playing field as they court players and build rosters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference teams generally spend more on players than anyone else in college football, with some elite rosters costing more than $40 million this season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Jerome Paisley played in the major leagues for just eighteen days in September, when teams are allowed to expand their rosters.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar


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