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: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
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The production deal Meghan and Harry signed with Netflix in 2020 ends this year, and most of their other recent efforts—documentaries about polo and Harry's Invictus games—flopped.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The encounter in question took place at a charity polo match in Florida last April.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The woven design of the fabric is an elevated upgrade to the classic pique polo in your closet to wear under an unstructured blazer with a matching pants, classic indigo jeans or even khaki shorts with a stellar pair of loafers to complete the look.
—Adam Mansuroglu, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
With men’s apparel ranging from polos to argyle quarter-zips and blended cotton-cashmere knit sweaters, the line’s boldest pieces are the bottoms: a pleated pant with sewn-on 3-Stripe detail and the Originals Archive Plaid Pant featuring a center fold press inspired by icons of the past.
—Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The encounter in question took place at a charity polo match in Florida last April.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The woven design of the fabric is an elevated upgrade to the classic pique polo in your closet to wear under an unstructured blazer with a matching pants, classic indigo jeans or even khaki shorts with a stellar pair of loafers to complete the look.
—Adam Mansuroglu, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
With men’s apparel ranging from polos to argyle quarter-zips and blended cotton-cashmere knit sweaters, the line’s boldest pieces are the bottoms: a pleated pant with sewn-on 3-Stripe detail and the Originals Archive Plaid Pant featuring a center fold press inspired by icons of the past.
—Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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polo
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po·lo
ˈpō-lō 
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball
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