volley

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England midfielder Bellingham stood open mouthed when Valverde scored his brilliant third, lifting the ball over City defender Marc Guehi before lashing a volley past keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

It didn’t take very long for investors to react to this latest volley, with all three major U.S. stock indexes extending their declines on Monday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Pape Sarr carelessly surrendered possession on the edge of his own area and Bukayo Saka crossed towards Eze, who took a touch before netting with an agile volley from 10 yards.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Reaching a long ball the French superstar met it with a volley that flew wide of the post.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Dr. Thorn launched another volley of missiles at Thalia, and this time I could see how he did it.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan