paddling
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That is a worry for Doug Dupin, caretaker for the Sycamore Island Club, a paddling and swimming club that dates to 1885.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The footage, taken Jan. 11, shows the coyote paddling to the southern shore and then climbing up onto some rocks, hunched and shivering.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Top bundled her into a rented canoe and began paddling toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
The surfer was paddling in the water off North Salmon Creek, roughly 300 yards from shore, about 8 a.m. when a shark bit his hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
We took the old canoe and stole away at night, paddling as silently as we could.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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