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ball

[bawl] / bɔl /




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About the size of a golf ball, it looked unlike any known species.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Last summer, before a ball was kicked, it simulated the outcome of all 380 Premier League games 10,000 times... and calculated that Liverpool were favourites, with a 28.5% chance of retaining their title.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"Without a crystal ball nobody can know what is going to happen" to producers' and farmers' costs at the moment these contracts are signed.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Handing Chitto a ball of dough, she watched him attempt to replicate her motions.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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