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Kiwis

British  
/ ˈkiːwiːs /

plural noun

  1. the men's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To avoid a repeat of 2008 when the meet the Kiwis in Brisbane next Sunday, they will need Walsh at his best to deal with the returned Kalyn Ponga.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Many Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet -- the price of basic goods remains stubbornly elevated, and unemployment at its highest in more than a decade.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet -- the price of basic goods remains stubbornly elevated, and unemployment at its highest in more than a decade.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, Scotland's long, long wait for glory against the Kiwis carries on and on.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The Kiwis are still in existence, but the Moas and some of the other flightless birds have died out since the arrival of the Maori man, who killed and ate them.

From More Science From an Easy Chair by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester

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