bay
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And so he fought as hard as he knew to keep Hamilton at bay for as long as possible.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“We have the beach on one side and the bay on the other. ... We’re just pinched in between. And generally it’s just a beautiful thing,” Sharp said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
But residents of Puerto Vallarta, which sits on a huge horseshoe-shaped bay that helps defuse the power of a hurricane, appeared largely unfazed by the threat.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The waterfront residence boasts sweeping views of the bay, along with a private boathouse and pier.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The sled blows forward and sideways and I must ride the break to keep from running up on the dogs all across the bay.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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He runs his business as usual, a half dozen bays filled with cars on a recent day, and doesn’t hear from headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
In London, 27 of the capital's 33 local authorities said in their FOI responses that they allowed exceptions to the pavement parking ban through bays or signage in some locations.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Penske is also adding bays and service capacity, even if it means shrinking showrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The third kind were large wooden houses with broad porches that ran around the buildings; they had odd shapes, round towers, octagonal bays, balconies.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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A tri-colored package of personality-plus, Uno quickly bayed his way to fan favorite.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2021
This sent noise levels in the Commons through the roof as Conservative MPs bayed across the chamber at the Labour leader.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2018
But the first came shortly after the Eagles back-row John Quill – on for the rested Samu Manoa – knocked on at a five-metre lineout, as a 23,112 crowd bayed for blood.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2015
On a recent afternoon this summer, while her loyal dogs bayed outside, Laura Mathews sat at the dining table in her spacious suburban home with tears in her hazel eyes.
From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 8, 2014
He lifted his muzzle and bayed a single aching note.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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That entire pseudo-event was one one of those blink-and-you-miss-it moments that get drowned out in the endless baying insanity of our collective reality.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
There was nothing more the Swiss racer could do to reel in Franzoni's time in a race held in front of tens of thousands of baying fans in overcast conditions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
That day England's players sat in silence in a shell-shocked dressing room as the baying crowd shook the foundations of the stadium above them.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Later, “Dance of the Reed Flutes” becomes a sleazy, vaudevillian show tune sung by an anthropomorphic Rat King to his loyal subjects, a group of baying rodents dressed like SS officers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
“Forgotten? Oh, Fredrick, you are utterly ridiculous sometimes; that must be why I married you. But honestly, clawing and scratching and baying at the moon—can you imagine such a creature as heir to the estate?”
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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