volley

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England midfielder Bellingham stood open mouthed when Valverde scored his brilliant third, lifting the ball over City defender Marc Guehi before lashing a volley past keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

It didn’t take very long for investors to react to this latest volley, with all three major U.S. stock indexes extending their declines on Monday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

The Georgia winger, just on as a substitute on his return from an ankle injury, bagged PSG's fourth with a sublime volley from Dembele's looping pass.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The Malian goalkeeper made another outstanding save during seven minutes of added time by pushing away a Lamine Camara volley.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

But he couldn’t, because a volley of small jabs kept him at bay.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks