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Volunteers took advantage of low water levels to shovel silt and prepare for the return of rain after previous flooding.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Wood thinks it’s also worth noting that the pick and shovel stocks are getting their earnings from the capex boom upfront.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

On a recent scorching afternoon, he stood on top of a truck, leveling out the stones with a shovel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

But Moriarty said Castro was "not hit by a shovel or a broom. In fact, he was not hit at all," she said.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

I jam the shovel in the dirt, rest on the handle for a second.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

"We provide material support - literally the gloves, shovels, protective equipment and body bags they use," said Patrick Griffiths, spokesperson for the ICRC.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

A growing sense of fatigue with the artificial intelligence trade and the related arms race is prompting one strategist to advise that investors stick with the so-called picks and shovels rather than the spenders.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Neighbors, relatives and volunteers rushed to help with picks and shovels, but their efforts were often not enough.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“We waited until dark and had our headlamps and shovels and gloves and phones and headed out to the hole and jumped in and started digging,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Mom and Connor come join us at our table, where I am now nibbling along the edge of my Danish, while Jack shovels scrambled eggs into his mouth like his life depends on it.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Every so often he bent over and paused, looking like a man who’d just shoveled out his car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

The snow has been shoveled to the side, but it remains hazardous for both pedestrians and drivers, and needs an extra boost to go away in a timely fashion.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

The share count will increase when newly created stock is shoveled to executives as part of their compensation or if shares are issued to help pay for acquisitions.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025

This time on Jan. 6, Capitol workers shoveled a thin blanket of snow outside a quiet building.

From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2025

She shoveled a few more spoons of porridge into her mouth obediently.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Thousands of athletes, some as young as 12, were shovelled through a programme where cheating was a prerequisite.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024

The moves in yields have shovelled pressure on currencies offering low returns.

From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023

As the waste was brushed, scooped and shovelled off the ground, the 12-day smell really hit home with commuters taking wide berths around the operation.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2022

Under the watch of a few tearful mourners, workers hurriedly shovelled the sandy earth into one grave on Monday.

From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2022

Or was it all thrown away, shovelled into dustpans?

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Baling hay and shoveling corn paid $1.25 per hour, and was also done in full sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Day-to-day upkeep like mowing the lawn, shoveling snow and even basic housekeeping can become burdensome or unsafe as physical limitations increase.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

This exciting nutrition system may include fun things like nearly blinding your boss with direct sunlight at an open-air business lunch, or shoveling food in your face from 5:10 to 5:11 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Is there something new you learned about snow shoveling through this experience?

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

Khalil’s on one side of me, shoveling strawberry cake into his mouth, and Hailey’s on my other side, grinning for the camera along with me.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Images released by state media showed Kim shovelling soil alongside other officials at a ceremony attended by an excited crowd clapping and waving North Korean flags.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Miller blasted a long shot toward the Oilers’ net and Lindholm picked it up, kicking the puck to his stick at the bottom of the slot, then shovelling a backhanded shot into the Edmonton net.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

On a sun-scorched shoreline in Iraq's southern marshlands, fishermen stood shovelling a grim catch: tiny fish gathered dead from the water, fit only for use as animal fodder.

From Reuters ● Jun. 5, 2023

How do they not smell what they're shovelling?

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2023

The boy grasped the barking animal, and Joseph pulled them both down behind the car just as the man shovelling snow turned around.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick