table tennis
noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball
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Marty is a conniving, hyper-ambitious ping-pong ace in the 1950s who goes to extreme lengths and sacrifices important relationships in his pursuit of table tennis greatness.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the first awards were announced, Bell introduced a table tennis tournament.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Following proposals from the international federations of para athletics, para swimming and para table tennis, 14 medal events for athletes with intellectual disabilities were approved for inclusion in the London 2012 Summer Paralympics.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Reisman frequented the parlor, which, in its heyday, served as a social hub for table tennis and high-stakes hustling.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the first awards were announced, Bell introduced a table tennis tournament.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Following proposals from the international federations of para athletics, para swimming and para table tennis, 14 medal events for athletes with intellectual disabilities were approved for inclusion in the London 2012 Summer Paralympics.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Reisman frequented the parlor, which, in its heyday, served as a social hub for table tennis and high-stakes hustling.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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