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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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It is believed the experienced ice climber may have been attempting the Orion Face Direct route, one of the mountain's most difficult ice climbing routes, when contact was lost.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

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

Gary Bryant Jr. broke off his route one yard short of the sticks on fourth and six, and USC’s bowl hopes were shattered.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2021

Four of five times along this part of the route, one rail official estimates, authorities don’t stop the train.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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