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skate

[skayt] / skeɪt /


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Pike's victim was Colleen Slemmer, a 19-year-old originally from Florida who loved to roller skate, smile and help others, according to descriptions given by her friends and family.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He founded his first company, Westbeach Snowboard, in 1979, to sell surf, skate and snowboard gear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Lauren Halsey wears ERL artisanal shearling moto jacket, corduroy boardwalk shorts, bro sunglasses, noir croc vamps, soft socks and ERL X Tom Binns silver skate chain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Other tour boats skate around the limestone coast fringed with wind-blasted greenery.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

It ‘There are literary-critical and theological questions over whether it occurs to Satan that there’s the possibility of repentance, but we’ll skate over those here. “

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Many prefer soccer, a sport I find akin to hockey in slow motion played not on skates but in slippers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

“I had no idea skating was so dangerous. You could have broken a leg, fallen unconscious, been run over by a car. Give the skates to me. Now!”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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

I once openly cheered as Clark raced down the court, dribbled behind her back, skated past a helpless defender, and drained a three-pointer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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

Then she put on a gold dress, skated to Donna Summer and breezed to the top of the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

It rose in the air, came down, rose again, tipped, skated along on one runner, and crashed against a tree.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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

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

It provides investors with yet another reason to worry that the stock market is skating on thin ice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

"I always want to challenge myself in new ways, so my artistry & skating can evolve. It's important to me that my sport reflects my personal growth," she wrote on Instagram.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“No, I haven’t seen your pipe. And I adore winter. My favorite part was skating around the ships locked in solid by the ice. The Bensons were there, and the Peales, remember? It was delightful.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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