- a variation of ball game.
ballgame
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A fishing trip or a ballgame is something the market provides readily and cheaply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
It’s impossible to overstate the extent to which this topic is Pratt’s whole ballgame, the only thing I heard about chatting with his backers.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Previous official visits to Estonia, Poland, Brazil and South Africa have not been as sensitive - Saudi Arabia is a whole different ballgame.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
If the 10-year yield goes up to 4.5% to 5%, does that change the ballgame for the equity market?
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
It was at the end of the ballgame, when she was playing with the Gameboy.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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