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field

[feeld] / fild /




VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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Andreas Almgren, a 31-year-old from Sweden who had never run a competitive marathon before Sunday, pulled away from a crowded field to win the New York City Marathon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

As dusks settle in over the field, family and friends cheer for Patriot High School girls flag football team during the team’s first CIF Playoff win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

East Carolina defensive back David Coleman Jr was standing on the field with team-mates in between plays, when an official ran in to address something near the 40-yard line.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Researchers have spent decades trying to recreate these remarkable biological systems artificially, and progress in this field was recognized with the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

A trip to town tired Dad more than a full day in the field, one more thing about being grown up I didn’t understand.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Charter Amendment PRK would double the minimum budget allocation set aside for the Department of Recreation and Parks, which oversees the upkeep of green spaces, playing fields and senior centers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

But it’s often not economic for smaller producers in the fracking fields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

This imaging technique detects the tiny magnetic fields generated by electrical activity in the brain, allowing scientists to track changes in neural signals with exceptional precision.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Witnesses said the bull disappeared through a fenced area at the rear of the car park and into fields behind it.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He saw himself standing in the bukshah fields, with Star's warm muzzle bent to his hand and the other beasts grazing around him, huge, calm, and trusting.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Kalshi has belatedly fielded “responsible trading” tools, mostly modeled on the sportsbooks it decries as less responsible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Lubin said he’s fielded numerous calls from clients who have asked for his take on Amendment 3.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The visitors made 13 changes after beating New Zealand in Baltimore but still fielded a strong starting XV, which boasted 240 caps in the second row alone.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

On Wednesday, with that preferred batting order making its season debut and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound, the Dodgers fielded the 10 men you might well see in Game 1 of the playoffs next week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Langley’s “Skychicks” competed against a team fielded by the power company, the Kilowatt Cuties; over time, the black employees joined teams as well.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

For the first time in the ultra-Orthodox community, it is also fielding two female candidates.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A few feet in front of me, Assemblyman Wright is dressed in all-white linens and Air Force 1s, fielding greetings from all angles.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

She had spent the previous months fielding calls from Russian military officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

With training from Iran and the Lebanese faction Hezbollah, they evolved from a ragtag band of fighters with sandals and Kalashnikovs to a disciplined force fielding missiles and manufacturing its own projectiles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He was too busy fielding advice and criticism about kabob preparation from all the Bahrami men.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram


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