ball
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The Belgian has described his brand of football as "a dominant one, with and without the ball".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Three innings later, he sent another ball soaring into the left-field bleachers at Wrigley Field, making Báez just the eighth player since 1900 to hit multiple home runs in his debut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
For now, the ball is in the Legislature’s court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“His arm and the confidence that he’s throwing the ball with has definitely grown a ton,” since offseason workouts, Nacua said before the Rams broke camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The ball, the only really perfect thing in the world, rested in Glenn’s cupped palm.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Klaasen was superbly caught by a diving Donald on the boundary before Bracewell was pinned lbw, and the crowd came to life at Dawson's swings and misses at his first two balls.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Also, Betts’ HardHit% this season — measuring the rate of hard-hit balls — of 38.8%, nearly a 3% increase from last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But then he threw four straight balls to walk him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Brook had shown glimpses of his brilliance in his 31-ball knock and was keeping Sunrisers' hopes alive, but his dismissal left them needing 89 off 44 balls and the innings fell away.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Cissy switched to juggling all three balls with one hand.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
The Chinese space effort, by contrast, is “all balled up—security, military, all together, all in one.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
I balled my hands into fists and stretched my arms out and up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
He had his covers pushed down and his socks balled up in his fist.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
The firm renamed it Tropicana Brands Group, balling up other beleaguered beverage properties too, and packed it full of debt.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
I wasn’t balling out of control, but I had some disposable income and idle time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
The comment was disrespectful, said Ms Haley, who added that she could "feel my eyes balling up, and everything, just because it was just so deeply offensive in that moment".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
The money kept rolling in and I was balling out of control.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
