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field

[feeld] / fild /




VERB
catch a hit or thrown object
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Last week, ill-discipline repeatedly gifted Canada field position before a late handling error, which put a clearing kick under pressure, opened the door for the hosts' winning try.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

And if AI can master a field that turns most of our brains to mush, is it only a matter of time before it comes for the rest of us?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The results suggest that movements on the solar surface twist magnetic field lines, creating the intricate structures observed higher in the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

As he ran it down the field, the noise in the stadium reached pre-delay levels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Not yours,” I told her, looking over the field.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

These regions contain magnetic fields that are generally weaker than those found in more active areas of the Sun.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The main thing I found promising is that the fields are producing in Venezuela,” said a former State Department official who analyzed the company’s activities.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

South Carolina Student Loan, for instance, lowered its credit-score requirement to 600 for students studying healthcare fields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Farmers will have to fallow their alfalfa fields, homeowners pull out their lawns, industries will have to reform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

We book it down the street, through the neglected recreational fields and past a beaten blue sign.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Not only did they win the community college’s first championship, but they did so with local players and against powerhouse schools—some of which even fielded international players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Lubin said he’s fielded numerous calls from clients who have asked for his take on Amendment 3.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It has fielded drones that use onboard AI to identify targets and guide them in their final flight phase.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

For over 30 years, the Ship Inn has fielded a team to take on visitors from across the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

By the end of the Olympics, the Soviet Union, which had fielded one of the strongest teams ever, came in first and the United States eased into second.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

A few feet in front of me, Assemblyman Wright is dressed in all-white linens and Air Force 1s, fielding greetings from all angles.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

England did not pick a specialist spinner in any of the three Tests against Pakistan, instead fielding four frontline seamers.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

With training from Iran and the Lebanese faction Hezbollah, they evolved from a ragtag band of fighters with sandals and Kalashnikovs to a disciplined force fielding missiles and manufacturing its own projectiles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Employees shouldn’t have to manufacture delight on demand while working short-staffed shifts for inadequate pay, fielding customer complaints about things outside their control.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

I learned the other reason they waited for a thunderstorm to play when Jasper, trying to avoid Edward’s infallible fielding, hit a ground ball toward Carlisle.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer


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