ride
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Behind nondescript exteriors in Virginia’s “Data Center Alley,” some employees log up to 30,000 steps a day while others ride scooters down echoey hallways and sniff for overheating equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Sunday reception was held a roughly 10-minute boat ride away on a neighboring private island, rented out by Kremlev.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The more money you have, the more you can afford to ride out stock-market turmoil.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We also plan to stay here our whole lives," George adds, explaining that they are prepared to ride out any dips in the property market.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I’ve waited this long for a pony to ride, I guess I can wait another four or five weeks.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Only six female jockeys have had rides in British Classics in 250 years, totalling 12 rides, according to the National Horseracing Museum.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He shadowboxes with ostriches and brings in celebrities like Rick Ross and Naomi Campbell for IBA events; he praises Stalin and rides private jets.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The cabs kept passing him to pick up younger riders just metres away who were using smartphone apps to hail their rides.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Our bike rides across America since retiring have been epic pilgrimages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The tape player rides on her hip, and the cord of the buds has a short in it, so the speaker annoyingly shuts off in one ear unless she settles it just so.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
“I have to say that last time around, I voted to get rid of the SAT, and I’m starting to believe I might have made a mistake,” Regent Jay Sures said to the board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
They fit, they’re great and I reject all invitations to get rid of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
While paintings are still taken, they're harder to sell, so around 10 years ago, thieves began shifting to goods that are easier to get rid of, Brand says.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Kelley credits the routine with getting rid of the keratosis pilaris bumps on her arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Chip was so completely into his act, trying to get rid of Katherine, that he just stood there, staring at the stack of letters.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
So they ran routes in the frontyard or shot hoops in the driveway or rode bikes in the neighborhood, anything to stave off the inevitable draw of mindless videos on YouTube.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He also broke horses and rode bucking broncos in ranch rodeos.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
More than 300 motorcyclist rode to the arboretum from Burton-on-Trent on Sunday, with a convoy organised by community organisation Wheels for Wishes.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
On the day I rode with my dad past the White House for the first time, about 10 percent of all Americans lived below the poverty level.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Knight and squire rode peacefully for a while, until they saw a gang of twelve chained men coming in their direction, with two guards in front and two in back.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
In line with the sometimes defiant sense of local "Ossie pride", Siegmund has often ridden the iconic local Simson bike, including to the polling booth Sunday in his hometown of Tangermuende.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
We’ve ridden in past years from Canada to Oregon and from San Francisco to the Mexico border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A Class 2 e-bike can also be ridden by all ages, but those bicycles also include a throttle along pedal assist, and max out at a speed of 20 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"The vet said there was no way she could ever be ridden," added Vaughan.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I had never ridden in a car or truck before.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
“It’s all about riding your vibes,” Maske added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
But now the question is: What if nobody comes riding to the rescue this time around?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
But her big passion was for horses, with her Instagram showing the young woman proudly riding or training them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
To pay for the house, he said, he scrimped and saved during his freshman year, riding a secondhand bike instead of buying a car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mae and I in the back with rucksacks and supplies, Luc riding up front with the driver.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
