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[groov] / gruv /




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Ratings have dipped and the jury's still out, but critics say they are slowly getting into the groove.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The researchers compared several groove shapes, including narrow channels with square profiles and longer channels with curved bottoms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Kind of getting in the groove of things, understanding everything a lot better out there playing a lot more free, a lot more loose and looking more like myself to me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

It has a twangy guitar, stately woodwinds and a loping groove that makes you feel like you’re nudging a herd of cattle through a mountain pass on a cloudless day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The muddy river distorted and widened, kept us helpless in the groove of its central channel, pulling and pulling.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

In contrast, the neighboring grooves between these ridges, called sulci, still contained considerable amyloid buildup.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Both of the hunter-gatherers showed an unusual dental wear pattern with deep, rounded tooth grooves, which the researchers found was caused by sucking whole betel nuts.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Computer simulations then revealed what appears to make this close contact possible: positively charged metal ions can settle into the grooves of DNA and serve as tiny molecular bridges between the two molecules.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mr. Iyer’s left hand is more than up to the task of the low-end contrapuntal motion that Mr. Threadgill’s music demands, and Mr. Prieto long ago mastered his idea of frictionless grooves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Then my fingers felt something that my eyes missed: a maze of grooves etching the surface of the bars.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Everything was utterly rhythmical, repetitive and perfectly grooved.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Roughly a dozen people at the if-you-know-you-know event grooved and shuffled to EDM music while kayak enthusiasts paddled by and locals fished for carp.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

He grooved with gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles and donned dressage boots with his pal Martha Stewart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024

At one end of the channel, the researchers inserted 3D-printed structures resembling the grooved plates that run along the floor of the mobula ray's mouth.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

He guided them along one of five narrow ledges, all of which led to a grooved and rutted plateau.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

He tells Newsbeat he finds creating and attending dance events "just changes something in your brain because you're just there grooving non-stop".

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

He’s padded the movie with shots of B.J. grooving by himself in a taxicab or splitting his pants while showing off his dance moves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Mr. Cameron’s characters must learn the gentle wisdom of grooving along with nature, literally making themselves a part of Pandora in gestures of eco-unity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Even in its earliest manifestations, there was a peculiar combination of grooving energy and inherent sadness in their music that would pervade their hitmaking efforts with Fleetwood Mac and beyond.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024

And Gerald's always grooving right next to her, watching her every move.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins


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