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fielding

[feel-ding] / ˈfil dɪŋ /
VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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There are 85 high schools in LAUSD, with 69 fielding football programs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

On a typical day, Barton spends hours fielding texts and calls from contacts in think tanks, legislatures, Congress and the White House, his son Tim said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

It was felt, BBC Sport understands, that players would be left fielding questions they simply didn't know the answers to.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“It was a beautiful day, and I decided I’m going to walk in the park, and I spent two hours on the phone” fielding back-to-back-to-back phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Her fielding couldn’t have been worse, but we were piling up too many runs to take serious notice of it.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger



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