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punt

[puhnt] / pʌnt /
NOUN
kick
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The Chargers forced a punt on the Chiefs’ next possession and traded interceptions in the second quarter before giving up an 80-yard drive that ended with a two-yard run by Walker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

After a Chargers punt, the Chiefs struck again with a 33-yard scoring run up the middle by Walker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

More poor finishing came in the rain in New York as the Cleveland Browns missed an extra point and then Corey Bojorquez fumbled a late punt which the Jets turned into the winning touchdown.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“It’s easy to punt something, but there’s going to be some reckoning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Then the roof vanished, the punt was gliding on and he heard Kehaar calling.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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