javelin
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The Venezuelans practically turned the art of the bat flip into a javelin toss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
It’s like golf, except a player can’t javelin his clubs into a water hazard or pitch a 15-pound orb across six alleys, even if he could.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Hayayei, a father of five, finished sixth in the javelin and seventh in the shot put when making his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
A crossover star “changes everything,” said Justin Phongsavanh, a U.S. javelin thrower.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2024
He leaned forward and grasped the broom tightly in both hands, and it shot toward Malfoy like a javelin.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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