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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
"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
The 10th British gold of Paris 2024 was won in the men's rowing eights, lifting the team above the USA to fourth in the medal table.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Thus, like a toy train doing endless figure eights on a looping track, her thoughts inevitably circled back to the very spot they kept trying to leave behind.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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