oval

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Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie told parliament that the government was confident that greyhound racing "on oval tracks exposes dogs to significant risks that cannot be eliminated by other measures".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a black hole and a neutron star collided while moving along an oval shaped orbit instead of the near perfect circles scientists usually expect before such mergers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Detecting such an oval orbit in this type of event has not been reported before.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Over the past two weeks inside the Milan oval, he has grabbed two gold medals and a silver—and he may not be done yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

More waterfalls spilled out of holes in the walls, and they splashed into oval pools as blue as the sky.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia