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crawl

[krawl] / krɔl /




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Look no further than the LIV exiles who must figure out a way to crawl back into the sport’s good graces—or be doomed to haunt the fairway like Marley’s ghost with a 9-iron.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

If water collects in certain spots, or if your crawl space is consistently damp, consider installing a sump pump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It comes six months after the golfer rolled his Land Rover in Florida and had to crawl out of the passenger door of the car.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

One approach being tested involves robots that can crawl across the seafloor.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

I have to crawl out by grabbing at the dogs and using them for an anchor.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

And sheer uncertainty abounds over how to handle raw fruits and veggies while this parasite crawls about.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

She climbs, she crawls, she leaps, she runs like the Santa Ana wind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The percussion on “2 Hard 4 the Radio” bangs and jumps where so much of the record crawls, and his fleet verse recalls the cadence of his 2018 hit “Nice for What.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

As she crawls, screams, scratches and sneers, Lawrence maintains a soulful balance between Grace’s creeping delirium and her ceaseless dedication to her newborn son.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

A sickly feeling crawls way down to the soles of my feet.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Used to doing everything for himself, he unclipped his harness and crawled to a waiting ground robot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Something in the water flashed at him, and “about half an hour later, Marshall crawled out of the tailrace, cradling his hat to his chest like a hurt child,” exclaiming, “I have found it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The hiker crawled through the night, down the remainder of Avalanche Gulch to Horse Camp Cabin, at one point removing his boots due to painful swelling, the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Well, we didn’t walk out of it. We crawled out of it, but we did get out of it alive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

As quietly as I could, I crawled over Patch, and then Celia, and rolled out of the bed.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

One day in the middle of April he was crawling on his knees dragging a supply parcel when he heard something drop behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Before it had landed, Vlasenko was already crawling toward it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The holding area begins crawling with costumed characters as clowns, bloody chefs and haunted little girls await their turn in the makeup chair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Imagine looking at the mirror and seeing ants crawling all over the lower part of your face.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

They were slimy with mildew, crawling with cockroaches, but to me they seemed the furniture of heaven itself.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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