keep score
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My aunt says I’m being too literal and that family isn’t supposed to keep score.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
And if I’m having a really bad hole, I’m fine picking up the ball and marking down the maximum allowable score for handicap purposes—if I keep score at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
This had the sound and feel of LIV Golf, except it was a little more dangerous and tougher to keep score.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
The character development in this episode is so rapid-fire that you almost needed to keep score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
And I knew that if you could keep score for such a thing, and, of course, I did keep that score, my Degree of Loserdom would be nothing short of godlike.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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