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rowed

VERB
move boat with paddle
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In an unprecedented decision last year, a crucial summary of the Global Environment Outlook, a flagship UN scientific report, was torpedoed as nations rowed over fossil fuels.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

We’ve all fallen for the blond forward who has rowed Norway to its first World Cup quarterfinal berth — and also for SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Willding rowed back his claim in an email to ProPublica.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

She left for Oxford where she earned an engineering degree in metallurgy, economics and management and rowed crew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Mal and Christopher pushed themselves against the sides of the boat to make room, and the centaur stood at the front as Irian and Nighthand rowed.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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