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skate

[skayt] / skeɪt /


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Pike's victim was Colleen Slemmer, a 19-year-old originally from Florida who loved to roller skate, smile and help others, according to descriptions given by her friends and family.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lauren Halsey wears ERL artisanal shearling moto jacket, corduroy boardwalk shorts, bro sunglasses, noir croc vamps, soft socks and ERL X Tom Binns silver skate chain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Other tour boats skate around the limestone coast fringed with wind-blasted greenery.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Most accounts of the American Revolution skate right over the ill-fated invasion of Quebec in 1775, months before the Declaration of Independence.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Squirrels are fast. I’ll take the cookies instead, and I’ll ice skate the whole way.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

You have exactly what you need and don’t need roller skates to get around it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

In addition to those quirky flavor names like Smokey Dokey and Here Comes Truffle, it was selling holographic roller skates and being pen pals with fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Morgan said they hoped to build on the island's long history of shark research by raising awareness, supporting further scientific studies and helping protect sharks, skates and rays in Manx waters for the future.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Inside was a pair of shiny roller skates!

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

Kate said she was unhappy with the response and felt the health board "skated over" the issues, adding that doctors should have "realised sooner that it wasn't just a skin condition".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Pro 7, which ran an advertising campaign in which their mascot held an Olympic flame or curled, skated or bob-sledded down a supermarket aisle, was fined a total of 550,000 euros.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

In Minnesota’s Game 3 double-overtime loss to the Stars, Hughes skated a whopping 6.35 miles—the most anyone has logged in a single game all season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Earthless drummer and former pro skater Mario Rubalcaba skated the infamous Nude Bowl outside Desert Hot Springs while still a teenager and saw Kyuss play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

It was late, and nobody else was there, and we held hands and skated almost all night under the yellow lights.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

Some buildings are still closed, but many have been renovated or reimagined, like one damaged structure that has been turned into an outdoor skating rink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

In warmer weather, you can rent kayaks, wave runners and paddleboards or take a seasonal cruise aboard the Lake Lawn Queen; winter brings cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing and sledding.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

It provides investors with yet another reason to worry that the stock market is skating on thin ice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

"I always want to challenge myself in new ways, so my artistry & skating can evolve. It's important to me that my sport reflects my personal growth," she wrote on Instagram.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Roy believed Lonna was skating on thin ice.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen


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