volley
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Cobolli could not serve the fourth set out at 5-4 up and blew his first set point in the tie-break by framing a simple forehand volley, but recovered to force a decider.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
—Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investors mulled developments around peace talks in the Middle East alongside a volley of AI-related announcements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
However, Prizmic continued to get on top of the baseline exchanges and chase down Djokovic's drop shots, breaking for a 3-2 lead as the Serb sent a volley long.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The next volley of Pokemon games was revealed just before the release of a new spinoff, "Pokopia", for Switch 2 on March 5.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Another volley of Earthborn rocks hit the Argo II. This time Leo couldn’t return fire fast enough.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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