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field

[feeld] / fild /




VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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He said he doesn’t know what condition the El Camino Real baseball field is in, since when he left, it was unplayable after being destroyed during summer filming by a Netflix production.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

To hire, Grinberg said he looks for polymaths, rather than employees who are experts in one field.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Environmental Protection Agency approval for a genetically modified all-male strain that is currently being tested in the field.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

His effort was initially disallowed on the field for offside but, following VAR intervention, the goal was awarded as the Norwegian was ruled to have been played onside by Patrick Dorgu's boot.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

I crossed our own field, seeing my sister Maggie drawing a picture on the wall of the house.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

On Tuesday, he struck a brighter tone as he and the mayor celebrated breaking ground on the recreation center, which will include sports fields, tennis courts and a gym.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

At Blackdog in Aberdeenshire, local resident Jamie Prentice spoke to me about the development planned for there which would stretch across several fields.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Ukrainian trains are halted and evacuated when there is a heightened threat of attack, with passengers standing in fields and forests alongside the track for hours until the danger passes.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

River levels in Germany dropped to record lows, and England’s green fields turned straw yellow.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

But when he opened them again, the green fields of Rin were still there, and Star, and the stream bubbling beside him.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

In their victory at Ipswich on Friday night, Liverpool fielded three players, Alexander Isak, Bradley Barcola and Florian Wirtz, who each cost more than £100m.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The Nobel Prize in literature has always been highly Eurocentric, so it is odd that the Netherlands has never fielded a recipient.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The next inning, Wrobleski fielded a sacrifice bunt from Ryan Waldschmidt, but his throw to first was high and wide, allowing a run to score and putting Waldschmidt into scoring position.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

He fielded dozens of congratulatory text messages from friends who knew about his SpaceX investment, and neighbors asked if he was going to throw a party.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

They fielded her inquiries with gusto: they could, and did, spend most of their lives talking and thinking about flight and would never run out of patience for the topic.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Donna Jowers, owner of the real In & Out Bail Bonds, in Charlotte, N.C., has been fielding calls about such impostors for two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

No one gave me any feedback the first day of tryouts, which focused on fielding, my relative strength.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The young Pakastani left the fielding to the warmest ovations.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

There are 85 high schools in LAUSD, with 69 fielding football programs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

The next game was the longest ever played in the history of the World Series—over three hours of hard hitting and fielding and running at Ebbets Field.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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