goalpost
noun
goal·post
ˈgōl-ˌpōst 
: one of usually two vertical posts that with or without a crossbar constitute the goal in various games
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The new goalpost for the NCAA might not be whether college athletes are employees, but instead which ones.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2024
Nico Williams sends a shot wide of the goalpost and England fans are calling for Ollie Watkins, a semifinal hero, to be subbed in.
—Cindy
boren, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
But no matter someone's level of celebrity, the goalposts have to shift to guarantee success that women make it onto the ballots.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Their incoherence not only reduced the efficacy of their policies but eroded public trust and confidence, as officials seemingly contradicted themselves or shifted the goalposts.
—Baruch Fischhoff, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2024
Nico Williams sends a shot wide of the goalpost and England fans are calling for Ollie Watkins, a semifinal hero, to be subbed in.
—Cindy
boren, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
But no matter someone's level of celebrity, the goalposts have to shift to guarantee success that women make it onto the ballots.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Their incoherence not only reduced the efficacy of their policies but eroded public trust and confidence, as officials seemingly contradicted themselves or shifted the goalposts.
—Baruch Fischhoff, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
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goalpost
noun
goal·post
ˈgōl-ˌpōst
: one of two upright posts that serve as the goal in various games
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