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- noun US, slang The sport of
basketball .
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Our national side in football, soccer, 'roundball', 'kissball' - call it what you will - has just qualified for the World Cup in 364 days.
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If we are talking traditional rifle with slow twist rifling I'd recommend a .490 roundball, 15/1000 pillow ticking and 80 to 90 grains of FFG Black powder.
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If we are talking traditional rifle with slow twist rifling I'd recommend a .490 roundball, 15/1000 pillow ticking and 80 to 90 grains of FFG Black powder.
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This early roundball "tended to get lumpy or deaden from the impact," Mr. Chetwynd writes.
Play Ball! John W. Miller 2011
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So my dear colleague Mike Wise, who knows a thing or two about roundball, had a provocative (my nice way of saying I don't think he's correct) column saying that if Kobe Bryant wins another couple of NBA titles, and/or sets the all-time scoring record, he'll arguably be the greatest player ever, even greater than Michael Jordan -- but might not get full recognition because people just don't like him that much:
Kobe vs. Michael 2010
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I usually head to Basketbawful for roundball-related snark, but this time they and by “they” I mean the one guy who signs himself “Basketbawful” hit me a bit closer to home:
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Well Soetoro missed his chance at roundball diplomacy:
Pelosi: Senate Dems Won't Need Lieberman After The Election 2009
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True roundball royalty, the Spurs again wear the crown.
USATODAY.com 2007
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"Well Soetoro missed his chance at roundball diplomacy:"
Pelosi: Senate Dems Won't Need Lieberman After The Election 2009
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A slight majority of viewers, interestingly, is male, NBA fans who can't get enough roundball action.
Up In The Air 2008
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