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The paddle was meant to be secured with four bolts, but only one bolt was used.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

On Thursday, the beachside felt calm as a woman was leisurely paddle boarding in the shallows while children played on the beach.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

If you’re not down with the fancy footwork, Mazda also offers the RF with a six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

I just sat there as stiff as a boat paddle; staring across the river at the faraway bank that looked like it was a hundred miles away.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

He improvised repairs using PVC pipes and kayak paddles to get his boat back on course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The solid, rectangular faces of pickleball paddles make them resemble pizza peels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

He has also designed boats, paddles and other waterproof products, and said he was curious about what materials had been used to paint the pool.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

João and Simplicio frantically worked their paddles, trying desperately to get the canoe to the bank.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

A few children splashed in the shallows as the surfers paddled out to sea, fighting the crashing waves.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

In 2002, a former math and science teacher and prison guard named John Darwin paddled a kayak into the North Sea from his home in Seaton Carew, England, and disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

We chose a tandem canoe and paddled our way up and down the river, watching the wildlife and soaking up the sun.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

Hundreds of swimmers and surfers paddled out at Bondi beach yesterday to create a giant circle to pay tribute to the victims of the attack.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

The turtle paddled steadily toward her, a hump of shell glooming dark in the gray waves, and heaved herself onto the sand.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

The accident took place near the iconic Steamer Lane surf break, described by Surfer Today as the heart and soul of Santa Cruz surfing where locals have been paddling out since the 1930s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Several private schools in Ohio and Virginia permit paddling as discipline even though those states outlaw corporal punishment in public schools.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

The five survivors were now growing well and had been swimming in a paddling pool, he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

“When you have great coverage, you can relax a little bit. That’s what it feels like now, there’s so many people paddling in the boat with me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

On her way, she passed bizarre sea creatures, paddling, twirling, pulsing.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown