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football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




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Additionally, they may have no place to play next season since their lease at BC Place, a 54,000-seat football stadium, expires at the end of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Now, I should say: If it’s NFL season, I can’t skip football.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Hall, who used to play professional football for Boston United, was also an artist, and unveiled his first sculpture in Majora last month.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Ben Sasse: I started wrestling year-round, sophomore year, but I was football and wrestling growing up and wanted to be a football player and was never good enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It seems to me that if schools spend money on field trips and football equipment, they should spend just as much on something that's a million times more important.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman