volley
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Representatives for Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Intercontinental Hotels Group and Loews hotel chains, all targeted in the first volley of lawsuits, did not respond to requests for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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
Calvin Miller's volley very nearly secured them the win only for Nenad Cvetkovic to level for Rapid on 119 minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He scored twice, heading Chelsea back in front in the 47th minute before adding a side-footed finish 30 minutes later to seal victory after Sociedad had equalised just before half-time through Jon Mikel Aramburu's volley.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“One more good volley should scare them off.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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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
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
“They’re not doing the big volleys like they were doing in the early days, but they don’t need to,” said retired Gen. Joseph Votel, the former commander of U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The cheers from across the gym were like volleys of arrows piercing our grand delusion.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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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
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
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
Alas, Seattle volleyed back with its own 56-yard field goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 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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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
“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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