touch
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Beyond VAR to review on-field decisions, soccer’s governing body has also introduced semi-automated technology to make offside calls practically in real-time and a sensor in the ball designed to detect the slightest touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He's coming towards the end of his career. For me personally, he's the best player to ever touch a football pitch. And yeah, I can't wait for the challenge."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The big joke of “Gail Daughtry” could be that Slattery joins the gang to help locate his old costar, with whom he’s lost touch after being left on read too many times.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Officials said they were in touch with park officials and would beef up police presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Karli liked to touch it with his fingertips.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Receiving a pass from Anthony Gordon in the box, Bellingham took three controlled touches, spun two Norwegian defenders and drilled a low finish into the far corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The cooks, servers and owners each added touches that reminded them of their abuelas’ homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“This touches everyone’s life, even if they don’t realize it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"He didn't have to have a lot of touches."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
She touches her hand to her own heart.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
"Everyone was afraid, but I am really touched by the dead and those who were burned. I really am," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
They noted that the Korean won recently touched a 17-year low against the dollar despite stronger verbal intervention by authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The receivership touched off a painful community journey that brought on job reductions, layoffs and school closures as enrollment sharply declined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Former Olympian David Hearn, left, has said he only touched a piece of liner already "delaminated"
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I reached out and touched it, and the paper slid away under my fingers, the paper and the bits of colored pictures.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Since regenerative braking lets you drive with just the accelerator pedal, I go days without ever touching the brake pedal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Visionary, brutal and touching, it might be Mr. Kraus’s best yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"If Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the Reflecting Pool, every American is at risk," one of Hearn's attorneys, Norm Eisen, told reporters outside the court.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Response teams from aid organisations and the Congolese authorities have been carrying out safe burials, preventing practices such as washing or touching bodies that can spread infection.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I want to be uncomfortable with this stranger touching my face, but there is something about her that seems so familiar.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
