handball
noun
hand·ball
ˈhan(d)-ˌbȯl 
1
: a game played in a walled court or against a single wall or board by two or four players who use their hands to strike the ball
2
: a small rubber ball used in handball
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Taylor Flint opened the scoring with a penalty kick for Louisville in the 23rd minute after defender Avery Patterson committed a handball infraction in the box.
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Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Taylor Flint opened the scoring with a penalty kick for Louisville in the 23rd minute after defender Avery Patterson committed a handball infraction in the box.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The defender’s miserable night was compounded when Dominik Szoboszlai’s corner bobbled into the net off him for an apparent equaliser that was quickly ruled out due to handball.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Heading into the finale, optician Woo Sung-min, handball coach Shin Hyeon-woo, and The Trunk actor Jo I-geon were all vying for Kim Go-eun’s heart.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
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Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Taylor Flint opened the scoring with a penalty kick for Louisville in the 23rd minute after defender Avery Patterson committed a handball infraction in the box.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The defender’s miserable night was compounded when Dominik Szoboszlai’s corner bobbled into the net off him for an apparent equaliser that was quickly ruled out due to handball.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Heading into the finale, optician Woo Sung-min, handball coach Shin Hyeon-woo, and The Trunk actor Jo I-geon were all vying for Kim Go-eun’s heart.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Handball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handball. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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handball
noun
hand·ball
-ˌbȯl
1
: a game played in a walled court or against a single wall or board by two or four players who use their hands to strike a ball
2
: the ball used in handball
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