the turf
noun
: the sport or business of horse racing
—often used as turf before another noun
turf writers/races
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United were struggling to make those mistakes pay until Thiaw got his studs caught in the turf and fell to the ground.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Brock Purdy was under siege all night and had trouble getting up off the turf after being hit by two Seattle defenders on his final pass of the game, a fourth-down incompletion.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Instead, Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman lowered his head and shoved Flournoy further into the turf, bending his knee back into an awkward position.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
Boutte dropped the pass after hitting his head off the turf, and Humphrey didn’t bring in the ball.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Brock Purdy was under siege all night and had trouble getting up off the turf after being hit by two Seattle defenders on his final pass of the game, a fourth-down incompletion.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Instead, Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman lowered his head and shoved Flournoy further into the turf, bending his knee back into an awkward position.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
Boutte dropped the pass after hitting his head off the turf, and Humphrey didn’t bring in the ball.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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“The turf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20turf. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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