contact sport
Americannoun
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Holding would still happen - it cannot be eradicated from a contact sport - just not to the same extent.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“We share this information to help people understand what NFL and other high contact sport athletes might be struggling with,” the family said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
She wasn’t trying to play a contact sport, the cross-country team was no-cut, and as her lawyers emphasized, her times were terrible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The regional fare includes dragon boat racing, sepaktakraw — sometimes called “kick volleyball” — wushu, a Chinese martial art, and kabaddi, a popular contact sport on the Indian subcontinent.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
Even for young kids, though, it was a tough contact sport.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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