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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

The regenerative braking thresholds are adjustable by way of a paddle shifter on the back of the steering wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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

Mandy urged other paddle boarders to take proper precautions before going out on the water.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

He handed me a paddle, and we rowed together.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The car I drove, the 420 Sport, uses a Mercedes-AMG-supplied 2.0-liter turbo-four and eight-speed dual-clutch automated transaxle, actuated with beautifully weighted shift paddles behind the steering wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 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

After the comedian riffs with the “patient,” the audience weighs in on the issue with green and red “thumbs up/thumbs down” paddles, often yelling out comments or directly querying the participant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

As Sobie spoke to the BBC, canoes - steered with paddles or long bamboo poles - moved through the narrow waterways, carrying mattresses and sacks of clothes belonging to the displaced people.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Mud was all over everything, and one of the paddles was all bent and twisted.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

Ahmed said the waves were "quite small" when members of his group paddled with "their legs in the water".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 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

Exploiting a series of portages linking Lake Michigan and local rivers, they paddled their canoes from Canada’s Atlantic shore to the Gulf of Mexico and as far west as the Rocky Mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

As they paddled toward the next island, all were silent, thoughtful.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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

Newman also said snapping turtles would be unlikely to bite humans paddling in the water, but would target mammals living there such as water voles.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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

That is a worry for Doug Dupin, caretaker for the Sycamore Island Club, a paddling and swimming club that dates to 1885.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

I tap on Camila’s Instagram Story, watching for the millionth time as she waves happily to the camera from a kayak, holding the phone over her head to show Mya paddling frantically behind her.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott