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football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




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And add in the fact they already had one of the most solid partnerships in world football too, it can be understood why there was confusion about such a big outlay.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It’s been 39 years since Hoover High in Glendale last made the Southern Section football playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Amid all the sellouts of major league ballparks and football stadiums, taking in a Bananas game at 5,000-capacity Grayson has become like seeing the Stones in a small club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Kylian Mbappe was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

He would instruct high school sciences, lead the band, and coach both the football and basketball teams.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

“My mom is still in the same camp, so I’ve been back three times now with a lot of footballs, football boots and football equipment,” Abdallah said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The smell of rubbish hangs heavy in the air as pickup trucks and handcarts crawl through narrow alleyways, unloading the day's collections while children weave between them chasing footballs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Long before the World Cup kicked off, U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino wasn’t shy about setting extraordinarily high expectations for a country that believes footballs are oblong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The people waiting outside our ports of entry are not footballs stopped at the 1-yard line, letters suspended in a mail carrier’s hand, or dinner guests lingering on a porch.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

There were footballs and basketballs lying all over the place, and boys sliding down the banister and leaping over tables and talking with their mouths full and interrupting everyone with endless questions.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech


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