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  • past tense form of reeve.
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rove

[rohv] / roʊv /


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Its species name honors Dr. Harald Schillhammer of the Natural History Museum Vienna for his extensive and outstanding contributions to rove beetle research.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Parker, speaking from his office, which is decorated in white decals of rove beetles — which his lab exclusively focuses on — said it pays to explore “obscure branches of the tree of life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

One version of Bolt-ee is mounted on wheels and semi-autonomous, so that it can rove around to reach a vehicle that needs a quick hit of power.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024

In response, Metro says it transferred pairs of security guards from elsewhere to rove the H Line, which connects downtown to Burien, “for the foreseeable future,” spokesperson Al Sanders said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

And I am a rover who can rove on Mars.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

He roved the stage and gestured frequently, and, like the others he got a standing ovation but didn't hang around long to soak it up, heading for the wings after just 30 seconds.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024

Mr. Uzzle woke up about 4:30 on Sunday morning and roved through the crowd.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

Throughout campus, private security vehicles positioned themselves in well-traveled areas and roved the streets as part of the university’s pledge to maintain a stepped-up presence for students’ arrival.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023

I sat alone on my couch in Columbia, S.C.; my three sons roved around me.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022

He talked to informed people, officials, ambassadors; he read reports, even the fine print and figures, while I in my slipshod manner roved about with actors, gypsies, vagabonds.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

“Maybe the answer was enmeshed in the question,” she tells readers in “The Butterfly Season,” a roving account of her adventure, first published in Denmark last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A churro cart vendor who had operated in South Los Angeles for more than a decade stopped vending altogether for six weeks at the peak of the roving sweeps, losing an estimated $5,000 in income.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Yet investors are unlikely to care about Demand Progress’ roving billboards in Washington.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

He's roving the stadium with a camera crew, shooting a documentary commemorating this one-off event.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Every time it stopped, the metal arms unfolded and turned this way and that, like a roving robot on an alien planet looking for signs of life.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner


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