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football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




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The winners will be decided by a combination of a public vote and panel of football experts.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Ahead of Trump’s arrival, an area roughly the size of 400 American football fields was closed in preparation for a stop here.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

He shot Army-Navy football games, the 1930 World Series in Philadelphia—and plenty of golf courses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"It's like searching for a needle in 50,000 football stadiums filled to the roof with hay. The machine finds the needle in an hour," explains Annabel Rolofs from the University of Bonn.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

On Saturday when I was at the park with Erlan and his brothers and sisters and two of their nannies, I saw Darren Ackleman throwing a football with his dad.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff



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