oval
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The metal poles were severed, leaving the distinctive black oval cameras and accompanying solar panels lying on the ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
It has a roughly oval shape and a prominent depression near its south pole.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
IndyCar and Penske Racing will pay much of the $35 million cost to stage the race, supported by sponsors to boost attention for a series best known for the Indianapolis 500 oval classic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
At a Knicks–Pacers game, she took photos of everything on a digital camera, and she wore nonrecording oval cat-eye sunglasses on her Citi Bike date with Timothée Chalamet.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
He was a gentle, kindly person, with brown eyes, an oval face, and a soft voice, which at times was almost inaudible.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
The Pettit National Ice Center, in Milwaukee, is one of two Olympic-grade long-track ovals in the entire U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The orange ovals here show how a perfect circle on the globe is distorted depending on where it is located.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Schumacher will compete in his first oval races, with six ovals on the 17-race IndyCar schedule, including the feature Indianapolis 500 next May 24.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
One species they were interested in but dropped for this reason was leopard sharks, a striking fish adorned with spots and dark ovals stretched in neat rows across its back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
I stare at these faces without features—these blank ovals with hair—looking from one to the next with increasing desperation.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
