goalposts in English

noun
1
either of the two upright posts of a goal.
The distance between the goals and the goalposts shall be decided upon by the Captains of the sides playing.

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1. Absurdisms and moving the goalposts

2. Nets made of hemp, jute or nylon are attached to the back of the goalposts and crossbar.

3. Biden Airlifts the Goalposts on School Reopening: 1 Day a Week! Administration wants to spend $200 billion hiring new teachers for …

4. The Apostrophe has been partnered up with the letter s in a few different roles over the last 500 years, and as with many relationships the goalposts have shifted a little over time

5. The original Auteurists had no hard and fast notion about "style" and indeed were criticized in their time, and afterwards, for using the word "style" to play favorites while Moving the Goalposts to attack/defend those they liked/disliked