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The ball caromed off the siding of the second deck and bounced back toward the lower bowl.
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Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Callender’s deflection right at the line in the second half caromed to the near side and appeared to cross the end line, but SDFC was not awarded a corner kick.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Plagued by slow starts this season, the Red Wings solved that problem 100 seconds into the game when Detroit’s first shot on goal eluded Gustavsson on the glove side and caromed off the inside of the goalpost, igniting an afternoon audience at Little Caesars Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The pair advanced to second and third when catcher Carlos Narváez attempted to pick Machado off at first, and the ball caromed off the Padres third baseman’s foot and away from Contreras.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Callender’s deflection right at the line in the second half caromed to the near side and appeared to cross the end line, but SDFC was not awarded a corner kick.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Plagued by slow starts this season, the Red Wings solved that problem 100 seconds into the game when Detroit’s first shot on goal eluded Gustavsson on the glove side and caromed off the inside of the goalpost, igniting an afternoon audience at Little Caesars Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The pair advanced to second and third when catcher Carlos Narváez attempted to pick Machado off at first, and the ball caromed off the Padres third baseman’s foot and away from Contreras.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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Junior third baseman Julianna Kouba bounced a two-run single through the right side of the infield in the top of the seventh to account for the winning margin for the North Stars.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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When Sassuolo suffered relegation in 2024, the club kept the team together and bounced straight back up under World Cup winner Fabio Grosso.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Temperatures should rebound to around 80 degrees on Monday and the upper 80s on Tuesday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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Robinson’s absence left the Knicks without his rebounding dominance and rim protection off the bench.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Moments after Burn’s goal, Brighton’s high press nearly paid dividends when a weak pass from Nick Pope ricocheted off Jack Hinshelwood’s foot and came back off the post.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Brass instruments will cut across the basin with notes ricocheting off the surrounding structures.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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