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glove

[gluhv] / glʌv /
NOUN
hand covering for warmth, protection
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From among the trees, Dodgers reliever Kyle Hurt’s glove shot up and secured the ball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

In that sense, the court works hand in glove with the American people to create this mythology of the oracular balls-and-strikes court.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

However, she expects those tailwinds to fade as average selling prices ease, energy costs rise and Chinese glove makers resume aggressive pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

A glove discovered in her neighbourhood also yielded no DNA evidence.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

“The permit is in the glove box, remember?” she continued, arching an eyebrow to emphasize her point.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Last week, AP reported that Omaha police agreed to stop using the shock gloves after parents realized they’d been adopted by departments that monitored schools.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

When sent a list of questions about the devices, which resemble thick work gloves, Compliant Technologies declined to comment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

According to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security, there is a plan to purchase $10 million to $20 million worth of shock gloves.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The gloves can deliver up to 380 volts of electricity, roughly three times the charge of a standard US power outlet.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

She was wearing her Sunday school dress and hat and gloves.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

A gloved hand comes out of the picture to grab them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

During a stop at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, an owl perched on her gloved arm made her squeal like the girl she had been during her first visit there on a grade-school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared on the night of January 31-February 1, with recovered security camera footage showing a masked and gloved person prowling outside her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Attempting to sweep Axar Patel, Brook gloved down the leg side and wicketkeeper Kishan took a superb catch, given on review.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

I picture Xander’s broad smile, the clapping of his gloved hands, that thunderous sound that humans can make.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

"This business is very significant because it's been here since 1862. It's the last of the old gloving businesses in Yeovil," he said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2023

Anderson, after gloving the puck, knocked the puck off Rakell’s stick in a blunder that gave the Penguins life.

From Seattle Times Jan. 14, 2023

In public, we now cover and constrain ourselves as never before, masking our faces, gloving our hands.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2020

He wasn’t far from gloving a ball that snuck through the gate, either - an enduring issue for England’s No3.

From The Guardian Jul. 11, 2020

Mr. Simlins watched the shawling and gloving with attention.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner




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