exhibition game
Americannoun
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A Chicago newspaper editor’s brainwave brought together baseball’s titans in 1933 for an exhibition game.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Ward immediately suggested an all-star baseball exhibition game, with its players selected by fan voting, to be billed as the Game of the Century.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The 2022 World Cup winner - considered one of football's greatest players of all time - had been expected to play a short exhibition game at the stadium, the AFP news agency reports.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
During the Bruins’ second exhibition game, playing only the first half of a 30-point blowout, Dent made an array of floating jumpers and logged eight assists to go with one turnover and one steal.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025
When Coach Douglas approached him about playing in the exhibition game, he thought he finally had his chance.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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