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Goddesses on roller skates glide in buttery figure eights across the glass-fiber-reinforced concrete.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
With 17 caps under her belt, Feaunati says she is learning every day from the England number eights who have worn the shirt before her.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025
"In true fashion they're now running figure of eights in their cell," he said, "which just shows their mental fortitude".
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
"Doris is definitely captaincy-worthy but the number one criteria for your captain has got to be that he is a banker to start, and I think there are some really good number eights," Warburton added.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
I watched coolly as the remaining people paraded, making figure eights around me and their badly bruised automobile.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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