clamber
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The roar of engines fills the night air in China's Chongqing city as tourists awkwardly clamber onto gleaming motorbikes and cling to muscular drivers to star in personalised videos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Those lucky enough to snap out of psychosis and regain touch with the tangible world are now building support groups online to help others clamber out.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
"Five more minutes, and I would have left you," the pilot tells the reporters as they clamber back in, the chopper stuttering up and banking over the town's remains.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
At least they did once the water had receded sufficiently for them to climb down from trees and clamber off their cars and try to re-orientate themselves.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
“We’ll be fine,” I assure him as we clamber out of the sidecar and wave goodbye.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
But the rescuer reaches Alma first, and she clambers out - unaided - from between jagged slabs of concrete and twisted metal bars.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
She dashes up the aisle or clambers over seats to meet people where they’re at.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Staticky, menacing voices croak from old radios and Michael Burgess’s camera beckons us into underground tunnels and clambers up walls on the heels of the villain and his victims.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
In a separate clip, also filmed from the crush of the crowd of several hundred people, a woman clambers over the wall.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2021
Alan clambers off Baba to nestle against me.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
When the smoke briefly cleared, she says she passed the injured children down to people below and clambered past fire and rubble towards the school gate, where she saw a crowd of parents.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Meanwhile Viktor had clambered up the debris and began calling out to Fabiana.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The three, adrenaline pumping, clambered through the pancaked wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Duchamp clambered into a taxi, packed up his canvas and lugged it home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Then she clambered up, but before she was even on her clawed feet, one of the others flew toward them.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
It was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
After clambering up three flights of a dark apartment-building stairwell, I entered Higatei, which celebrates all things awamori, an Okinawan rice-based spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
"I feel good; a little nervous, but I think it'll be fine. We'll hold on and give it everything!" said Nina Beeler, before clambering on board Cobra, an eight-year-old Swiss Brown cow.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Video footage shared on social media shows people clambering out of the overturned aircraft, with fire crews spraying it with foam.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
They headed off along the bank, clambering over roots and rocks, weaving through thickets.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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