water polo
noun
: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball
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Mater Dei’s boys water polo team continued to navigate a fresh course in the CIF-SS playoffs with focus and determination.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Mar Vista Boys water polo Kavanagh led Mar Vista to a 9-6 record in October.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Flavor Flav also used his connection to the 2024 U.S. women’s Olympic water polo team to recruit player Ashleigh Johnson to star in the visual.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
From there, Olympian water polo player Ashleigh Johnson assumes the roles of beloved figures such as Prince, Tommie Smith, Serena Williams, and Amanda Gorman as Public Enemy’s members trade bars over a rambunctious guitar loop.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Mar Vista Boys water polo Kavanagh led Mar Vista to a 9-6 record in October.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Flavor Flav also used his connection to the 2024 U.S. women’s Olympic water polo team to recruit player Ashleigh Johnson to star in the visual.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
From there, Olympian water polo player Ashleigh Johnson assumes the roles of beloved figures such as Prince, Tommie Smith, Serena Williams, and Amanda Gorman as Public Enemy’s members trade bars over a rambunctious guitar loop.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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