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fielding

[feel-ding] / ˈfil dɪŋ /
VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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He condemned the other parties for not fielding candidates, saying it was "disrespectful to Clacton".

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“We hear it from staff, from shoppers, from farmers,” said Steele, who has been fielding more questions about how the food supply chain operates in the wake of the outbreaks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

In the labyrinthine alleyways of Cairo's Garbage City, recycling specialist Peter Romany finds himself fielding calls from factories scrambling for plastic to plug supply shortfalls caused by the Iran war.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Storage Sale: Across Silicon Valley, startup founders are enjoying a wave of computing credits and fielding competing offers from AI-model makers racing to land new enterprise customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Harry Rowen sat at his desk, fielding call after call about Rand’s possible connection to the leak.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin



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