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roster

[ros-ter] / ˈrɒs tər /


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On Changxing Island across from Shanghai, two neighboring shipyards are cranking out commercial ships, from natural-gas carriers to giant containerships, for a big roster of global customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Nov. 20: By the deadline, teams must tender contracts to 40-man roster players under team control who have not yet signed deals for the upcoming season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Six members of the Knicks’ original roster, including Schectman, were Jewish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“That being said, if we started the season tomorrow, we feel really good about the roster and team that we have. But that’s never our mindset to say, ‘OK, we’re good enough.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

And it wasn’t fair to ask the remaining players to play an entire season with a short roster and no substitutes.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

The Brewers and Rays reached this point by using their smaller budgets to look for edges on the margins, resulting in rosters that look like they were plucked out of another era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A look at players from local schools on Ivy League rosters:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

College football kickers have long accepted their place as afterthoughts on their own rosters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

And when rosters expanded on Sept. 1, the Dodgers decided against bringing up an outfielder who could share playing time with Hernández, betting that he could end his slump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Here is the explanation for what was so puzzling about the rosters of the Czech and Canadian national sports teams.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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