eights
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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
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 women's eights won a hard-earned bronze, as the rowing team reached historic heights in the French capital.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Even so, she had to start over several times, and not only because of the tricky sevens and eights of the multiplication tables.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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