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 girls water polo team defeated a growing rival Saturday to defend its title at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
In a big girls water polo match, Mater Dei suffered its first defeat when defending Southern Section champion Oaks Christian beat the Monarchs 11-7.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The proposal includes a tennis center with multi-surface courts, hotels, water polo facilities, retail, a wellness center and stadium to host soccer matches.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Set in the summer of 2003, at an all-boys water polo camp as socially anxious twelve-year-old Ben (Everett Blunck) struggles to fit into a ruthless social hierarchy.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
In a big girls water polo match, Mater Dei suffered its first defeat when defending Southern Section champion Oaks Christian beat the Monarchs 11-7.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The proposal includes a tennis center with multi-surface courts, hotels, water polo facilities, retail, a wellness center and stadium to host soccer matches.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Set in the summer of 2003, at an all-boys water polo camp as socially anxious twelve-year-old Ben (Everett Blunck) struggles to fit into a ruthless social hierarchy.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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