volley
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She raised her hands to halt the point toward the end of a lengthy rally, just before Sun returned a volley that could have put her just two points shy of winning the first set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The lawsuit is the latest volley in a battle between Optimum and its creditors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Morgan Rogers: Opened the scoring with a first-time volley after just two minutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Emiliano Martinez: The new signing was thrown straight in, claiming two early crosses and making saves from Malick Yalcouye and Charalampos Kostoulas - though the former did beat him with a well-struck volley.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Apollo’s archers fired a volley, dozens of arrows sticking in the thick armor of the giants like porcupine quills.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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Two tanker ships were attacked off the coast of Oman on Monday, in the latest volleys in the area.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Muchova made two ridiculous volleys - including a diving one - slipped on her first match point, and Gauff missed a match point when she went with the slice forehand at the net.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
Sophia volleys in and out of several shops.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Up for a fight at home to Arsene Wenger's Gunners, Garry Thompson volleyed the Bantams ahead before Thomas Vermaelen headed home a Santi Cazorla cross with just two minutes of normal time remaining.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
After one troll asked him, “Are you a boy or a girl?” he volleyed back: “My dad is a boy and my mom is a girl. So I’m mixed xx.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
With Chelsea in disarray, Gordon and Woltemade carved open them yet again on the stroke of half-time, but on this occasion the German somehow volleyed wide when it seemed easier to score.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
When the defense converged, Mandela flicked the ball to Sebajden, a wiry Kosovar midfielder, who volleyed the shot: goal.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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Leif Davis equalised for Ipswich in the 53rd minute, volleying home unmarked from the edge of the area when Marcelino Nunez found him with a precise outswinging corner.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
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
“And then when they were volleying, I feel like you could hear a burger flip in the kitchen.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
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
It was dark here in front: only the bright door sent ten square feet of light volleying out into the soft black morning.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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