oblong
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Nothing about Kansei Matsuzawa’s upbringing in Japan had prepared him to kick an oblong ball through upright goalposts in Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Orozco and his wife have run the modest cafe since 1997, serving items such as huevos rancheros, tacos, burgers and fajitas on oblong plates with a side of grapefruit.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
There’s something rather whimsical about eating the oblong fruit.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025
The most famous visual landmark associated with Singapore is probably the Marina Bay Sands, with Moshe Safdie’s oblong, swimmable rooftop straddling three buildings.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025
But it was beginning to tilt and wobble, its gleaming faces oblong and unsteady.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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