puck
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Robertson noted that while Gordie Howe played with his "elbows up", he would also say that "the objective is to get the puck in the net".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Olympic hockey team’s win over the Soviets in 1980—is a triumph tattooed on the national memory, though the memory frequently forgets that the game wasn’t shown until three hours after the puck dropped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
And they differ from Apple Vision Pro - which is mainly designed for use at home - as they do not require a wire connected to a "puck", or battery pack.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
He whiffed and, as his belly careened iceward, made a desperate swat at the puck that lifted it over the glove of the Vegas goalie to give the Hurricanes a lead they’d never relinquish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
I turned the puck over in my hands.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
It has tubs of brown butter, frozen flat or portioned into little pucks, ready to make a weeknight bowl of noodles taste as if someone planned better than you did.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
The pucks are featured in an “Olympics ‘26” display that also contains a hockey stick used by Brady Tkachuk of the U.S. team and a U.S. jersey worn by four-time Olympian Hilary Knight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
The Italians’ first encounter with the top-tier pros this week had been much smoother—mainly because there were no pucks or goals involved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
There are periods in any given day when my kids have the energy of pucks flying across an air hockey table.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
The air was charged with the smack and whoosh of slapped pucks.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
