skate
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He founded his first company, Westbeach Snowboard, in 1979, to sell surf, skate and snowboard gear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Other tour boats skate around the limestone coast fringed with wind-blasted greenery.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman talks about the second year of the festival’s return to Long Beach with bigger stages but familiar controlled chaos — merch tents, skate ramps, surprises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
"As soon as I heard the neighbour shout, and saw Joanne standing up, I fled the scene and away towards the skate park."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Maribel doesn’t know how to skate on ice.”
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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You have exactly what you need and don’t need roller skates to get around it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Head coach of the Steel Queens' elite squad, Beth Dias-Scoon, swapped roller blades for ice skates at the age of seven.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Norwegians are famously born wearing skis and skates, but two-thirds of the country’s boys are still wearing soccer boots when they’re 11 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
One day when Stuart had recovered from bronchitis he took his new skates and put on his ski pants and went out to look for an ice pond.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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Kate said she was unhappy with the response and felt the health board "skated over" the issues, adding that doctors should have "realised sooner that it wasn't just a skin condition".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In Minnesota’s Game 3 double-overtime loss to the Stars, Hughes skated a whopping 6.35 miles—the most anyone has logged in a single game all season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
After her final bow, she gracefully skated to the nearest camera and perfectly captured the turning tide of America’s Olympics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Two days later, she skated a magnificent free programme to the disco sounds of Donna Summer and lit up the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
And not the pace of one of those magic slugs that were larger than a horse, with super-slick oil that they skated on top of, either.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Some buildings are still closed, but many have been renovated or reimagined, like one damaged structure that has been turned into an outdoor skating rink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The ice events will now be hosted in Lyon, with the exception of speed skating, which will take place in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
In warmer weather, you can rent kayaks, wave runners and paddleboards or take a seasonal cruise aboard the Lake Lawn Queen; winter brings cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing and sledding.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Months after becoming the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold in figure skating since 2002, Alysa Liu announced she won’t compete during the 2026-2027 season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He tells Theo, “It’s cold here, and people are already skating on the flooded fields. I go walking as much as I can.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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