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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
Townsend had Jack Dempsey and Jack Mann as his number eights in the squad but was limited in his other options when looking for a replacement for Bayliss.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 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 10th British gold of Paris 2024 was won in the men's rowing eights, lifting the team above the USA to fourth in the medal table.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
There were cut lashings of net twine visible there, loose ends dangling, ten or twenty figure eights, cut through cleanly on an angle.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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