strike zone
noun
: the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike
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Those weapons become decidedly less effective on clay, where the friction of the court takes a bite out of the ball’s velocity, putting big serves into an opponent’s strike zone.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Fawley walked back to the dugout after a stellar equence of strike zone recognition by the Tigers’ catcher.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Umpires, more wary of having their calls overturned, and more aware of the new strike zone, have called fewer strikes.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Fawley walked back to the dugout after a stellar equence of strike zone recognition by the Tigers’ catcher.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Umpires, more wary of having their calls overturned, and more aware of the new strike zone, have called fewer strikes.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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“Strike zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20zone. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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