golf ball
noun
1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer
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Dash Day had himself quite a time, raking the trap, drawing in the sand and playing with a golf ball while his dad posed for pictures with a trophy and a surfboard — and a check for $1.13 million.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
News Crime & Public Safety Subscriber Exclusive Massachusetts State Police trooper suspended without pay for allegedly stealing golf balls
A State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for allegedly trying to steal golf balls, among other items, MSP confirmed to the Herald.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2024
Callaway Supersoft golf balls: $34.10 Colder air affects ball flight, so standard golf balls can feel too hard in freezing conditions and lose distance.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Footage of the incident showed the plane crashed into a tree on the golf course, just feet from a putting green where many golf balls lay.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
News Crime & Public Safety Subscriber Exclusive Massachusetts State Police trooper suspended without pay for allegedly stealing golf balls
A State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for allegedly trying to steal golf balls, among other items, MSP confirmed to the Herald.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2024
Callaway Supersoft golf balls: $34.10 Colder air affects ball flight, so standard golf balls can feel too hard in freezing conditions and lose distance.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Footage of the incident showed the plane crashed into a tree on the golf course, just feet from a putting green where many golf balls lay.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Golf ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20ball. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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