corral
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Matt Freese, the Harvard-educated starting goalkeeper, had a brain cramp of epic proportions when he stepped outside of the box and failed to corral a ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
One morning in July 1992, Raynella said, she found him dead in their cattle corral, a hoofprint on the chest of his overalls, apparently knocked down and trampled as he fed the herd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Speaking on Good Morning Ulster, she described how "in many cases" social media companies are "like the wild west and trying to corral it and control it can be incredibly difficult".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Nali parked the truck next to the corral.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Multiple buildings stand on the property, including three separate guesthouses, a 5,500-square-foot movie theater with a stage, several barns, animal shelter facilities, corrals, and a maintenance shop.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This leather-clad tray charges two devices and corrals your useful clutter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Alongside survey work, the women help villagers access government insurance schemes for their livestock and promote the use of predator‑proof corrals - stone or mesh enclosures that protect animals at night.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
The researchers suggest that by carefully arranging the positions of pinned atoms on a surface, they may be able to build larger and more intricate atomic corrals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
Across the bridge we turned up a road to the corrals.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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And so the first hawk, Hamish, was corralled into service.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Unsettled, they tried to rush out after the event but were corralled to flank Gorka in a photo op.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
Eventually, 5,000 angry people surround the local prison, where the city’s doctors had been corralled for their safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Up to now, nanoscale corralling has only been achieved for photons and electrons; this study is the first demonstration that atoms themselves can be corralled in a similar way.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
He corralled Ivan and Håkon behind him as well.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Up to now, nanoscale corralling has only been achieved for photons and electrons; this study is the first demonstration that atoms themselves can be corralled in a similar way.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
A drawing on a stone discovered in Jordan in 1951 depicted the kites as enclosures for animals, but whether it was for hunting or corralling livestock wasn’t clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
For years, the environmental movement, which played such a pivotal role corralling American dam building, was focused more on improving automobile fuel economy and promoting electric vehicles than reducing the total amount of driving.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024
Within a few years, the 40-year-old Valencia woman went from running a half marathon, operating her wedding photography business and corralling her young sons to being unable to feed or dress herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
“Come along,” said the shoemaker, corralling the others.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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