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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

I hired an electric violinist to rove around the bathhouse and play during the event.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

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

His eyes rove the cover again and stick on 1963.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

A team of nearly 50 supported operations during the festival as the astronaut roved the grounds at a speed of less than five miles an hour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

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

While this entire group of dinosaurs is commonly referred to as “long necks,” Mamenchisaurus, which roved around what is now China during the late Jurassic period, would have given other sauropods neck envy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 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

British purchasing agents roved about the country, buying food and cloth and metals and chemicals.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

During the defense of the U.S. base at Corregidor, in the bay near Manila, troops under Rose’s command removed an artillery piece from its mount and turned it into a roving gun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The ideal tool is a roving vehicle carrying on advanced experiments, particularly in imaging, chemistry and biology.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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