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game

[geym] / geɪm /






NOUN
individual sporting event
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NOUN
undomesticated animals chased for food
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"I love my players. What they have done for nine months. I'm not going to criticise them because we lost a game here in the manner that they tried," Arteta said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I watched two minutes of the Thunder-Lakers game Thursday and I knew it was over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Du Toit was held up under the posts, but Bath finally made the game safe when Arundell accepted a flat pass and dived in at the corner.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

South Carolina, under legendary coach Dawn Staley, is playing in the national championship game for the third straight year and fourth time in five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“I thought there was something between us, with the game, but then you looked at her and smiled and talked, so I figured that you were into her.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith