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The ball is in their court. There’s a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they’re willing to sit down and talk about it. – Prince Harry	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If you think back to the original Voyager pictures of Uranus, it was just kind of a pale blue ball with nothing on it. You didn’t see clouds, you didn’t see haze, you didn’t see anything … so there was a polar cap then, but we couldn’t see it, what we’ve been watching over time (using Hubble), is this buildup of this high-altitude haze in the atmosphere, and the exact purpose or the exact mechanism behind it, we don’t know, that’s one of the things we’re studying. – Amy Simon	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Hitting distances at the elite level of the game have consistently increased over the past 20, 40, and 60 years. It’s been two decades since we last revisited our testing standards for ball distances, predictable, continued increases will become a significant issue for the next generation if not addressed soon. We are taking the next steps in this process, guided first and foremost by doing what’s right by the entire game. – Mike Whan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It was a complete accident ; ball just got away, i got a swing and miss on a ball kind of up in the zone, so I tried to go back to it, and it just got away from me. – Gerald Herbert/AP Manning	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The ball goes back to the Biden administration, the administration could implement some other version of this installation under a different legal authority, but that may well generate its own litigation and we end up in the same place. – Luke Herrine	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’m not an expert on the game, i never claimed to be. But I knew fans weren’t paying to see the ball being dribbled around all night. So I went to those fellas in the league and said I’m having a tough time selling something here. There’s one thing basketball needs, I said. It needs a time. I don’t care what the time is. Put in a time! – Danny Biasone	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’ve put a lot of work into it and was able to make a few shots tonight to try to help us stay in the game, the Clippers, they are really good – exceptionally good – when they shoot the three ball. – Behind James	Found on CNN 1 year ago
She has always been an unbelievable ball striker but she’s improved her consistency and movement so much over the last year, she is hitting the ball better than ever and the win against Swiatek at the United Cup will give her a huge amount of confidence to believe that she can finally have that big breakthrough at the slams. – Laura Robson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It is important, it is an emergency, you need to break the glass, you really do need to take it up, and then we’re going to have an additional investigation, while that’s why I filed the articles, you can always just sit on them and not do anything with them. That starts the ball rolling, we’re going to give Mayorkas the opportunity to defend himself and his department. – Pete Fallon	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Because the court is smaller, the paddle is shorter and lighter than a tennis racquet, and the ball is made out of plastic, so it’s very easy to learn and control for most people starting out. – Ernie Medina	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It feels great, it’s been an up-and-down year. We just kept fighting and we played our best ball today and it was much needed. – Mike Evans	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There is just one thing left to do: to fulfill them before it’s too late. Otherwise the Russian army will take matters into its own hands, with regard to the duration of the conflict, the ball is now in the court of Washington and its regime. – Sergey Lavrov	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Orange fluff ball, Rocky is an 18-pound marvel of love, so fluffy, he looks like he’s 26 pounds. He scares the local dogs just by sitting and staring at them. Rocky’s there for me when I get home, purrs when he wants to, leads me to the food bowl when he needs to, licks me in an attempt to heal my wounds, loves cellophane, red ribbons, left over chicken. Rocky, my best friend, is my orange fluff ball, and I wish I could share him with the world. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 1 year ago
I would look at the following variables, which happens to be the same ones that the group I was just talking about, retail sales, payroll, employment, consumer spending, industrial production, all of those have not been flashing red, all of those are not in recessionary territory, now, if you're asking me to look around a corner and say where the economy is going to be, I got to tell you that everybody's crystal ball is a bit cracked right now, and I think the uncertainty out there makes it tough. – Jared Bernstein	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It felt good getting him the ball early and often. He did a great job getting open, making plays, making some great catches, he is what he is : it's Stefon Diggs. We know he is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, receivers in the game right now. I trust him implicitly. – Quarterback Josh Allen	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You can't criticize a prior administration and not also hold yourself to a much higher standard, some people might see this as like small ball, but it really is important. And if you don't want the so-called MAGA Republicans or any Republicans to be politicizing the military, of which many administrations have done, then you shouldn't do it yourself. – Allison Jaslow	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think every public health response that I have ever worked, we want a crystal ball. It's just exceedingly hard to get there really early on, even for things that we have understood much better for years, tell me when influenza season is going to end. I can't. – Janet Hamilton	Found on CNN 1 year ago
That wasn't exactly something I expected to see on a Saturday afternoon, he kept yelling at Rory McIlroy,' This is my dream, this is my dream.' I don't know exactly what he was dreaming about, but his ball is gone. – Scott Stallings	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There's a real lack of respect for the water that we've got, this really, quite precious resource, we drink it, we use it to grow our food, and yet we are still letting it leak all over the place. That's one of the biggest issues. The water companies are just letting it leak -- they've really dropped the ball there. – Hannah Cloke	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You want to get off to a good start, and I think everybody came in ready to play, this is what we expect out of this ball club every single night ... and hopefully we can continue that for the second half. – Alex Bregman	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
You see a lot of similarities I guess with the shooting, brady, he's like an all-time shooter. But Pete Nance -LRB- 22 -RRB-, Pete Nance -LRB- 22 -RRB- can really shoot the ball. Pete Nance -LRB- 22 -RRB- can score from a bunch of different levels. – Armando Bacot	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I’m just honored to go, it’s an honor to be included in the conversation. Whether I get the ball or not, it’s out of my control. – Shane McClanahan	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
He threw the ball well, he just didn't have the command. They fouled off a bunch of pitches too. – Dusty Baker	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, i was just trying to put a good swing on the ball. ... It doesn't happen that often for me, but it's great when it does. – Luis Guillorme	Found on FOX News 1 year ago

The ball is in their court. There’s a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they’re willing to sit down and talk about it.

– Prince Harry

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you think back to the original Voyager pictures of Uranus, it was just kind of a pale blue ball with nothing on it. You didn’t see clouds, you didn’t see haze, you didn’t see anything … so there was a polar cap then, but we couldn’t see it, what we’ve been watching over time (using Hubble), is this buildup of this high-altitude haze in the atmosphere, and the exact purpose or the exact mechanism behind it, we don’t know, that’s one of the things we’re studying.

– Amy Simon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Hitting distances at the elite level of the game have consistently increased over the past 20, 40, and 60 years. It’s been two decades since we last revisited our testing standards for ball distances, predictable, continued increases will become a significant issue for the next generation if not addressed soon. We are taking the next steps in this process, guided first and foremost by doing what’s right by the entire game.

– Mike Whan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was a complete accident ; ball just got away, i got a swing and miss on a ball kind of up in the zone, so I tried to go back to it, and it just got away from me.

– Gerald Herbert/AP Manning

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The ball goes back to the Biden administration, the administration could implement some other version of this installation under a different legal authority, but that may well generate its own litigation and we end up in the same place.

– Luke Herrine

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m not an expert on the game, i never claimed to be. But I knew fans weren’t paying to see the ball being dribbled around all night. So I went to those fellas in the league and said I’m having a tough time selling something here. There’s one thing basketball needs, I said. It needs a time. I don’t care what the time is. Put in a time!

– Danny Biasone

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’ve put a lot of work into it and was able to make a few shots tonight to try to help us stay in the game, the Clippers, they are really good – exceptionally good – when they shoot the three ball.

– Behind James

Found on CNN
1 year ago

She has always been an unbelievable ball striker but she’s improved her consistency and movement so much over the last year, she is hitting the ball better than ever and the win against Swiatek at the United Cup will give her a huge amount of confidence to believe that she can finally have that big breakthrough at the slams.

– Laura Robson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is important, it is an emergency, you need to break the glass, you really do need to take it up, and then we’re going to have an additional investigation, while that’s why I filed the articles, you can always just sit on them and not do anything with them. That starts the ball rolling, we’re going to give Mayorkas the opportunity to defend himself and his department.

– Pete Fallon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Because the court is smaller, the paddle is shorter and lighter than a tennis racquet, and the ball is made out of plastic, so it’s very easy to learn and control for most people starting out.

– Ernie Medina

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It feels great, it’s been an up-and-down year. We just kept fighting and we played our best ball today and it was much needed.

– Mike Evans

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There is just one thing left to do: to fulfill them before it’s too late. Otherwise the Russian army will take matters into its own hands, with regard to the duration of the conflict, the ball is now in the court of Washington and its regime.

– Sergey Lavrov

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Orange fluff ball, Rocky is an 18-pound marvel of love, so fluffy, he looks like he’s 26 pounds. He scares the local dogs just by sitting and staring at them. Rocky’s there for me when I get home, purrs when he wants to, leads me to the food bowl when he needs to, licks me in an attempt to heal my wounds, loves cellophane, red ribbons, left over chicken. Rocky, my best friend, is my orange fluff ball, and I wish I could share him with the world.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
1 year ago

I would look at the following variables, which happens to be the same ones that the group I was just talking about, retail sales, payroll, employment, consumer spending, industrial production, all of those have not been flashing red, all of those are not in recessionary territory, now, if you're asking me to look around a corner and say where the economy is going to be, I got to tell you that everybody's crystal ball is a bit cracked right now, and I think the uncertainty out there makes it tough.

– Jared Bernstein

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It felt good getting him the ball early and often. He did a great job getting open, making plays, making some great catches, he is what he is : it's Stefon Diggs. We know he is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, receivers in the game right now. I trust him implicitly.

– Quarterback Josh Allen

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You can't criticize a prior administration and not also hold yourself to a much higher standard, some people might see this as like small ball, but it really is important. And if you don't want the so-called MAGA Republicans or any Republicans to be politicizing the military, of which many administrations have done, then you shouldn't do it yourself.

– Allison Jaslow

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think every public health response that I have ever worked, we want a crystal ball. It's just exceedingly hard to get there really early on, even for things that we have understood much better for years, tell me when influenza season is going to end. I can't.

– Janet Hamilton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That wasn't exactly something I expected to see on a Saturday afternoon, he kept yelling at Rory McIlroy,' This is my dream, this is my dream.' I don't know exactly what he was dreaming about, but his ball is gone.

– Scott Stallings

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's a real lack of respect for the water that we've got, this really, quite precious resource, we drink it, we use it to grow our food, and yet we are still letting it leak all over the place. That's one of the biggest issues. The water companies are just letting it leak -- they've really dropped the ball there.

– Hannah Cloke

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You want to get off to a good start, and I think everybody came in ready to play, this is what we expect out of this ball club every single night ... and hopefully we can continue that for the second half.

– Alex Bregman

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

You see a lot of similarities I guess with the shooting, brady, he's like an all-time shooter. But Pete Nance -LRB- 22 -RRB-, Pete Nance -LRB- 22 -RRB- can really shoot the ball. Pete Nance -LRB- 22 -RRB- can score from a bunch of different levels.

– Armando Bacot

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I’m just honored to go, it’s an honor to be included in the conversation. Whether I get the ball or not, it’s out of my control.

– Shane McClanahan

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

He threw the ball well, he just didn't have the command. They fouled off a bunch of pitches too.

– Dusty Baker

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, i was just trying to put a good swing on the ball. ... It doesn't happen that often for me, but it's great when it does.

– Luis Guillorme

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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