skate
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Other tour boats skate around the limestone coast fringed with wind-blasted greenery.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Students ski at the college’s Nordic center, skate at the Sidney J. Watson Arena, and borrow outdoor equipment from an extensive gear library.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
Blending classic menswear with skate and surf culture, the space also features an in-store skate bowl, reflecting the brand’s roots while tapping into Los Angeles’ laid-back vibe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
That's the same place I used to like to skate when I was a kid.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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Because the wheels were not secured with chocks, and no breakaway cables were attached, there was nothing preventing the vehicle from rolling backwards when it was lowered on to the skates.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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
In addition to those quirky flavor names like Smokey Dokey and Here Comes Truffle, it was selling holographic roller skates and being pen pals with fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Each time, the 30-something Staal could have easily hung up his skates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
I looked at John crumpled and twisted in the corner, the roller skates pointing every which way.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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In her memoir, Yes Please, she thanks her parents for always clapping when she roller skated in the driveway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
Pro 7, which ran an advertising campaign in which their mascot held an Olympic flame or curled, skated or bob-sledded down a supermarket aisle, was fined a total of 550,000 euros.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Shaw said they previously skated with their roller derby team in the parade.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
I hadn’t gone three steps when my feet skated and I fell painfully on my ass.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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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
It provides investors with yet another reason to worry that the stock market is skating on thin ice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The two girls are thrown together by their mutual commitment to their passions, science and skating.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
The organist switched over to a waltz, and the lights dimmed, but JT gripped my arm, and we kept skating.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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