turf
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Fellow Welsh creative Angharad Elen - who adapted the original novel with Hannah Daniel - said she was "particularly proud to see the series set and filmed on my home turf".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Frithsmith, at running back, saw the ball on the turf, picked it up and threw it to Rogozik for a 14-yard gain and first down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Sections of the turf were preserved, with pieces measuring 7x7cm then being placed in glass cubes.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Netflix’s move into YouTube’s turf began with shows from children’s creators, like “Ms. Rachel,” “Mark Rober’s CrunchLabs” and “Danny Go!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I crouched there where I had landed for some moments, hands spread upon the turf, reminding myself that I was stealing only from those who claimed to own me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Slit film is one of three types of synthetic turfs used in NFL stadiums, and the NFL Players Association recently called for a ban on it and for all such playing surfaces to be replaced.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
"The no-nonsense presentation of award announcements and acceptance speeches was followed by a lively special that impressively showcased contemporary Broadway musicals on their home turfs and classic reunions that felt fresh and welcome."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2021
“They have their own turfs that they are the kings of,” said Hariharan, who left Amazon and eventually founded CommerceIQ, which advises brands like Colgate and Kimberly-Clark on e-commerce.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
Mega Millions and Powerball should also get back to protecting their respective turfs.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2018
It consisted solely of heaps of stones—which were handy for throwing down the hole—together with a few rusty Genoese cross-bows with their bolts and a pile of turfs for the unlit fire.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
It was newly raised: the raw earth was covered with fresh-cut turves: about it were planted fifteen spears.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
He cut out some turves at the foot of the bank just outside the fern-brake, and made a shallow hole and laid his fuel in it.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
He found that a small brand, burning away to its outer end, had kindled some fern at the edge of the fire, and the fern blazing up had set the turves smouldering.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
And so the red blood blushing in their faces and their eyes shining with wonder, Frodo and Sam went forward and saw that amidst the clamorous host were set three high-seats built of green turves.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
At nightfall he brought them to his ent-house: nothing more than a mossy stone set upon turves under a green bank.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
He added: "This will help people to put down roots and to feel secure in their own home - without the risk of being turfed out against their will."
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
That made it a surprise when Titans ownership turfed him out after the 2023 season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Outside, there are turfed grounds, a basketball court, and a four-car garage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
But the major political figures involved paid the ultimate political price: They were turfed out of office by voters.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
He turfed out half the contents of his trunk before he found it hiding beneath the rolled-up socks in which he was still keeping his bottle of lucky potion, Felix Felicis.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
It infects the heath-star moss that is damaging UK environments by taking over and turfing out other species.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
By turfing the British out, Gálvez denied them a port in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2019
All the Australian tyro cared about was that he possessed the belief and the talent to prolong "the best week of my life" by turfing Nadal out of the grasscourt major.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2014
“We’re not a turfing group for Google’s competitors.”
From Forbes ● Sep. 21, 2011
You say it will take one shilling and sixpence extra for turfing and binding: that will be seventeen shillings and sixpence.
From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Richard Cobbold
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