oval

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Harris not only excels on the oval, but also on the gridiron.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

That’s 1,100 miles of left turns around two oval tracks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie told parliament that the government was confident that greyhound racing "on oval tracks exposes dogs to significant risks that cannot be eliminated by other measures".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

However, a fresh analysis of the gravitational wave event GW200105 revealed that this system was still traveling on an oval shaped path shortly before the two objects combined.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

This wasn’t easy, as his father’s chest was scarred from an old wound, so Torak only managed a lopsided oval.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver