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Tennis matches are creeping longer as high-endurance modern players pummel each other from the baseline and the time-efficient serve and volley goes the way of the Betamax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Jorrel Hato: His determination helped create Rogers' volley and he matched that effort defensively, although he struggled to contain Saka at times.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Jordanian army reported a new volley of Iranian missiles on Thursday morning, saying five had been shot down, causing no casualties.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

The volley of new duties, initially proposed in June, now takes its place.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Later that night, I was falling asleep to the patter of light rain when a volley of barks interrupted the peace.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

Armed relatives fired repeated volleys into the air, a customary gesture of mourning in many Arab communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Two tanker ships were attacked off the coast of Oman on Monday, in the latest volleys in the area.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Now he’s gone dark, deleting his X.com account after exchanging volleys with a radio reporter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

German fans got to watch six top-10 players, including Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz, test their serves and volleys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Swifts roused by the volleys rose and called in darkness.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

He began delivering on that fee in the 2002 Champions League final, scoring a stunning volleyed winner as Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at Hampden Park.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Guardiola barely flinched when his penultimate signing Antoine Semenyo volleyed home the opening goal, instead remaining in his seat and seemingly taking it all in.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Diogo Dalot's cross was cleared high into the air before the 21-year-old volleyed past Aaron Ramsdale on 24 minutes.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

Riccardo Orsolini levelled the scores for Italian Cup holders Bologna with his penalty 10 minutes before half-time, cancelling out Marcus Thuram's early volleyed opener for Inter.

From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025

Ella's eyes volleyed back and forth between the two of them.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

His first remains one of the showpiece's all-time great goals, taking the ball on his chest and lofting it over a defender before volleying into the bottom corner.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The forward rounded off an excellent night by volleying home Matteo Ruggeri's cross with three minutes to go.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

And so, on a black Christmas night, with sleet volleying into their faces, columns of men struggled through some of the most inhospitable fields to ever yield up a victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

This summer, she plans to begin shooting the third seasons of those latter two series, volleying from one to the other.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2024

Now the fire was nearer; those volleying shots were great limbs, trunks even, bursting.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding