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diver

[dahy-ver] / ˈdaɪ vər /




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Falmouth Coastguard's Tom Bolt said a diver had come across the device and alerted the coastguard.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Danish diver Gert Normann Andersen finally discovered it in 2016.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Perhaps best known among Hockney's pool paintings is A Bigger Splash, which depicts the moment just after a diver has disappeared below the surface of a swimming pool.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

The female diver, according to German investigators, was born in Kyiv in the mid-1980s, then part of the Soviet Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

His expression was one of rapt concentration, of triumph, almost, a high diver rushing to the end of the board; eyes tight, joyous, waiting for the big splash.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

His body was found the next day in nearby water by police divers.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

After a sharp struggle, divers bring their catch safely ashore.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

"The divers also recorded video and took photos, which we subsequently used to assess the exposure of the mines and the condition of the wreck."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

The cliff divers, drawn to the thrills of the illicit jumps amplified by social media, reveled in dozens of leaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Exosuit—inspired by the space suit but with hard casing—allows divers to descend one thousand feet and to remain under the sea for up to fifty hours.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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