basketball
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"This decision has not been easy. While I understand and respect that roster decisions are a part of college basketball, I have to remain true to myself, my values and my country."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
While French investors took part in several of the company's funding rounds, the largest capital contributions came from Americans -- from New York private equity firm Lux Capital to professional basketball player Kevin Durant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Leonard is a sublime basketball player when he’s healthy enough to play, but he’s not a charismatic personality or a historically in-demand spokesperson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
On days when there's no spark, there's a basketball court just outside.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
When she’s done opening presents, Legend, Quincy, Charlotte, and I drift back to the basketball hoop.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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At 10:30 a.m., the bell rings through the halls of William F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach, sending students racing onto the playground, throwing basketballs, doing cartwheels, gliding down slides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Specs can digitize a chess board, provide AR-guided training for shooting basketballs and even highlight the coolant reservoir under the hood of a car, according to videos and photos online.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
When viewed under a scanning electron microscope, the powder resembles tiny basketballs with billions of holes, said study leader Zihui Zhou, a materials chemist who is working on his PhD at UC Berkeley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
I said after we pulled a bunch of basketballs out from behind the bleachers.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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