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football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




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It’s also a maddening setback for anyone who had Jackson in fantasy football, but come on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Like any other Texans, residents still gather for high school football on Friday night and scarf chicken wings while watching the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Grøttland says artificial pitches allowed football to develop from a summer game to a year-round sport, turning Norway into a proper football nation.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Cowboy Space said its satellites would be 4,800 square meters, close to the size of a football field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Inside the football were folders with the secret commands needed to launch a nuclear strike.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

“I’ve thrown a lot of footballs, and it’s May and June and I didn’t think it was as necessary to throw as much now,” Herbert said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Cartoons on the TV, with Darius watching intently; baseball bats, books, footballs, blankets scattered here and there; music playing quietly from a stereo.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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