ball
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"The ball is in Meta's court," Regnier told reporters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Investors, he said, are learning to “play the ball, not the referee.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Last season, USF snapped the ball every 21.4 seconds, the quickest rate in Division I, and piled up 40.5 points per game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Both scored when Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez overran Drake Baldwin’s deep fly ball down the line, for a double.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Any time she was mentioned I suddenly felt like I was trying to swallow a golf ball.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
I can really zone in on what is the most fruitful at the moment while still keeping these other balls in the air,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Graham, Hastings: Against Pakistan, Josh Tongue took two wickets in two balls but missed out on his hat-trick.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Oversized disco balls hung overhead, casting flecks of light onto the couches, which were shaped like the brand’s beloved Texas toast.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
McKinney showed why he is marked out as a future England Test player with 140 from 162 balls on the third day of the Division Two encounter at Derby.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Dishes of bean cakes and rice balls had been placed on the altar shelf for ghostly visitors.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
The Chinese space effort, by contrast, is “all balled up—security, military, all together, all in one.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Austin Reaves balled up a towel and fired it off the bench after a careless turnover led to a Pacers bucket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
It was defiance and euphoria and adrenaline just balled up into this big massive gig.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
Workers balled up bread for bait and threw lines over the side of the platform.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
He balled his hands into fists again and pressed them against his eye sockets.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"It's all dog, all the time," he said of Roscoe's balling talents.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
You can come in balling and throwing stuff, but to who?
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
Oklahoma City and the Cavs been balling for six months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
“I’m telling you!” she cried, balling up her fists.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
My hands ached from balling them so tightly.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
