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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
To add to the drama both number eights were sent to the sin bin, Georgia Evans for two yellow cards, while Evie Gallagher's offence was upgraded to a red card.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
Townsend had Jack Dempsey and Jack Mann as his number eights in the squad but was limited in his other options when looking for a replacement for Bayliss.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025
They were practically playing with two number eights in Dombrandt and Ben Earl, and a six in Chandler Cunningham-South.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
The cotton twine he used for mending net bound the lantern to the mast easily, but Carl put in extra lashings anyway, figure eights laid one over the other, pulled taut and finished crisply.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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