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For the next two hours, Stringer roved the room, pausing to sharpen pencils or praise participants’ designs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

Sassoon roved across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa buying up old books, and by his death in 1942, he had amassed over 1,200 manuscripts.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

His left hand, shakily, roved through his thinning hair.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick