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roving

[roh-ving] / ˈroʊ vɪŋ /




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Inside the city, Russian soldiers are believed to be holed up in buildings, hiding from roving Ukrainian drones.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

This past January, the Performance Art Museum, a roving museum devoted to spreading awareness around performance art in L.A. and beyond, launched a two-year conference around the history of High Performance and the magazine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The original’s Cylons were the show’s answer to George Lucas’ stormtroopers in “Star Wars,” only shinier, with sinister red lights roving back and forth where their eyes should be.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

It was after midnight in the wealthy Washington, D.C., suburb of Chevy Chase, when police closed in on a roving band of souped-up cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

By disparagement, by starvation, by repressions, forced direction, and the stunning hammerblows of conditioning, the free, roving mind is being pursued, roped, blunted, drugged.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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