all-around
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Both of these teams play an all-around, opportunistic version of the game that departs from the modern reliance on home runs versus swing-and-miss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Georgian forward will quickly become a fan favorite if he continues to provide the all-around offensive game he flashed during the preseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Wyatt Mosher was 13, a seventh-grader in northwest Michigan and an all-around athlete who competed in football, wrestling, basketball, track and archery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
A standout for decades in a breathtaking array of roles, comedy lead actor nominee Martin Short is the kind of all-around entertainer they don’t make anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In high school he’d been the consummate all-around athlete—a star in football, basketball, and track—and an honor student.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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