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
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
It was usually only three boys standing along the fence at the skate park, but this time, four.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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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
But Baker later removed the winch, jacked up the vehicle and placed skates beneath the rear wheels, it said.
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
Then and only then would she strap the skates together, sling them over her shoulder, and march off to join the skaters at school.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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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
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
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
Then the game started—and the U.S. skated into a new era of American hockey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
She skated out into the hall and around the bottom of the stairs right into the living room where W.E. sat on the floor staring at Sesame Street.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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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
"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
She returned to skating in 2024 on her own terms, with a new look that included a halo hairstyle and a “smiley” piercing in the tissue connecting her upper lip to her gums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The two girls are thrown together by their mutual commitment to their passions, science and skating.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
I’m planning to ask Marlee to go with me to Sally’s skating party when she comes back to school.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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