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“I swim, hike, do yoga and paddle board.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Keepers at Sydney's Taronga Zoo trained two sea lions and two fur seals to listen to sounds and press a paddle when they heard a tone.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

If children are desperate to go to the park or paddle at the beach, wait until it's cooler in the evening.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Tiller placed his paddle across his knees and reached for the map.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

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

Neither did Mazda abandon conventional switches, rotary knobs and paddles even as other companies were converting to capacitive and haptic controls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 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

Each in our own kayaks, complete with camouflage life vests and double-ended paddles, we headed out.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

Some customers paddled by on rafts and boards, above what used to be the boardwalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

As sellers waded through floodwaters to sell produce like fish and vegetables from floating platforms and foam boxes, buyers walked or paddled between the makeshift stalls to buy their groceries.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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

His heart soared and he paddled toward her, marveling at her size and majesty.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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 current against us is strong, and we’re paddling as hard as we can,” Margolius said.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 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

I felt Beau paddling beside me, his teeth still holding on to my shirt.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart