paddle
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The canoe and kayak slalom paddle events for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics will take place at a white-water venue at the river complex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Moments earlier, he’d gushed to a buddy that he was “so stoked” to paddle out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
In the early 1980s, he converted the paddle tennis court into a studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Kermit ordered João and Simplicio to paddle the canoe toward the island in the middle of the river, so they could get a better look at the right side of the river.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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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
The computer plays itself quietly, lighting up in measured, zigzagging rows until one or two players take up the controllers, which operate the game’s so-called paddles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Or the bagel shop that sells cups of ice cream that you eat with tiny wooden paddles.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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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
Standing in front of the post office in Alhambra, the 52-year-old paddled her arms as though to keep from sinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 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
Caroline pushed her head against the side of the tub and lay there as her legs paddled playfully towards the water’s surface.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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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
Beneath the surface, though, investors are paddling furiously to navigate shifting financial currents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Nhamo had been paddling rapidly, not paying attention.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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