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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
Whenever Arsenal's two-man midfield looked to cover Dembele, there was always at least one of those two high eights free.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
Imagine two teams lining up in similar 4-3-3s, with touchline-hugging wingers and two number eights in front of a defensive midfielder.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025
But it has not focused enough on creative number eights, either.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
He was doing his aerial stunts: barrel rolls and vertical figure eights, or whatever he did.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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