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scoring

British  
/ ˈskɔːrɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or practice of scoring

  2. orchestration See orchestrate

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Despite scoring his seventh goal in ten matches Dembele sounded a wake up call to his teammates.

From Barron's

"I feel like typically I'm good at scoring and today I felt like I didn't score at all," Scheffler said.

From Barron's

Once the scores were in, the scoring questions were inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the modern scoring system that allows skaters to accumulate up to a dozen points for a single jump, Siao Him Fa easily absorbed the two-point deduction for the flip.

From Los Angeles Times

The 25-year-old, though, scored his first non-penalty league goal since 20 December against West Ham, ending a run of 24 shots from open play without scoring.

From BBC