balls

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Mr. Hemming writes that upon Miller’s death, doctors found 23 battle scars, a large wound on his right abdominal cartilage, two rifle balls lodged in his liver, and mutilated fingers on his left hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He didn’t dive for fly balls and on rare occasions failed to run hard when he hit a ground ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It will mean accepting once again, however painful it may be, that balls and strikes are whatever the umpire says they are.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

But he was over par Saturday while everyone else on the leaderboard was shooting in the 60s, and was the only player on the range that evening, hitting balls as the sun went down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The room—or closet?—contained deflated playground balls and old textbooks and empty hangers.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix