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paddle

[pad-l] / ˈpæd l /
NOUN
item used for propelling object
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They might come around, because in the city’s shared system of power, there are times when the City Council and mayor need to paddle in the same direction in order to get anywhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

In its 36th year, the race includes a mile-long run on the beach and a mile-long paddle in the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 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

On the park's website, the authority said visitors must not enter the water at any time, which includes using kayaks, canoes, paddle boards and dinghies.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

I quickly grabbed hold of a paddle and followed, stumbling in the dark and trying to keep up with the moving beams as they headed for the boat.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

The company is installing new mixing tanks, paddles and motors, Hewitt said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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

“Yeeaaah,” most of them yell, waving their green paddles in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

They all leaned forward straining at the paddles: even Sam took a hand.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Footage shot up and down the US east coast showed seaside homes battered by large waves while kayakers paddled through flooded city streets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Monitoring from the rear of the group, Paul saw something was wrong, paddled to the right-hand side of the river and left the water.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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

I paddled over to the ladder and hauled myself out of the pool and leaped into my father’s open arms.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

These models suggest that the animal propelled itself through the water by paddling with its front legs and moving its tail in an undulating motion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The next morning, she protested her neighbor for the first time, grabbing a sign that said “Justice for All” and paddling back and forth in front of his home, hoping he would see.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

Ess was now paddling in a straight line at Jinny.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder




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