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Poona

British  
/ ˈpuːnə /

noun

  1. a city in W India, in W Maharashtra: under British rule served as the seasonal capital of the Bombay Presidency. Pop: 2 540 069 (2001)

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During the offseason, to bolster the run defense, the Rams signed veteran nose tackle Poona Ford.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

“He’s strong and he’s stout, you can’t really move him. And you think like, ‘Oh, Poona is just a big run stopper or somebody that could just help with the run.’

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

Edge rusher Verse, the 2024 NFL rookie defensive player of the year, leads a defense that features linemen Turner, Braden Fiske and new addition Poona Ford among others.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Turner, Braden Fiske, new addition Poona Ford and edge rushers Jared Verse and Byron Young were among the players that made it tough on a run-heavy offense led by Jimmy Garoppolo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

In 1685 the fort was taken by the emperor Aurangzeb, and Dharwar, on the break-up of the Mogul empire, fell under the sway of the peshwa of Poona.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various