volley
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The lawsuit is the latest volley in a battle between Optimum and its creditors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
Malick Yalcouye: Produced an energetic display, registering Brighton's first shot before scoring with a first-time volley that went in off the post.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
But he couldn’t, because a volley of small jabs kept him at bay.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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There’s much more, and he unleashed it against Alcaraz: powerful baseline play, aggressive returns, changes of speed, and even coming to the net for clever volleys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
He has plenty of venom in his groundstrokes and his nimbleness around the court means he is able to spring forward to finish points with volleys at the net.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
I will bear whatever sentence they wish to rain on me, all the volleys of their prayers and curses.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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All that was at risk by going for a volleyed fly-hack was looking very silly had Green hung on to the ball.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Betis had more of the ball in an otherwise even first half before Ruibal volleyed them ahead after 57 minutes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
There are cameos by visiting celebrities, such as tennis great Roger Federer, with whom he volleyed a few balls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Bukayo Saka: Scored an excellent first-half goal when he volleyed in the rebound off O'Reilly's shot.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Bien paused, then flicked a pass to Idwar, who volleyed it into the net.
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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