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: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
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The polo collared sweater dress offers a preppy spin on a classic style.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the basketball player opted for brown pants, a brown polo and a complementary jacket.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The brand’s inaugural collection includes unisex hoodies, sweatshirts, t-shirts, polos and beanies.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
For years, Surf Cup subleased part of the polo grounds for its soccer program.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the basketball player opted for brown pants, a brown polo and a complementary jacket.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The brand’s inaugural collection includes unisex hoodies, sweatshirts, t-shirts, polos and beanies.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
For years, Surf Cup subleased part of the polo grounds for its soccer program.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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polo
noun
po·lo
ˈpō-lō 
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball
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