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route one

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noun

  1. soccer

    1. a style of play involving long high kicks towards a central striker

    2. ( as modifier )

      route-one tactics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, the Spaniards took the lead when goalkeeper Jan Oblak went route one from the back, finding Sorloth in a good position.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

The collapsed tunnel is on the Char Dham pilgrimage route, one of the most ambitious projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

From Reuters Nov. 24, 2023

The fate of South African cricket would take a different route, one that is littered with near-misses and heartache.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2023

“Everybody understands where you came from, what you did,” said Gloria Marshall, 70, who was a letter carrier in suburban Detroit and met her future husband, Dave, when she worked his route one day.

From Washington Post Aug. 26, 2020

I told Dalio we had to get back to campus by a different route, one where there were no lights and no streets.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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