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  • present tense form of rope (3rd person singular).

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The report said alternative solutions such as heavier nets had proven effective in reducing seabird deaths, while weighted ropes in Scotland had lowered the number whales being caught in fishing gear.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As the USGA’s championship director for the tournament, Rouillard decides where the tees and pins should go, how wide the fairways play, and all the other course setup inside the ropes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The crews use mooring ropes to lash the ships as close as 11 feet from each other so that they roll in the waves together.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Pictures posted by climbers show a long line of people climbing up fixed ropes, queueing in the icy, low-oxygen high-altitude zones.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Father watches as Caesar ropes a small loop on the saddle horn.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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