sled
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Northern sled dogs became compact and heavily coated for cold conditions, while hunting dogs near the equator tended to be leaner and better suited to heat.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The actor added that he imagined turning the fictional home into a “movie fun house” where people could sled down the stairs just like Kevin does in the movie.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Lauryn Williams won a gold medal on the track in the 2012 London Games and a silver on the back of Taylor’s sled two years later in Sochi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Only one person competes, pushing the sled at the start and piloting down the course at speeds of 70 to 80 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
The dogs always know direction but this was before I learned to trust them—learned to understand that lead dogs know more than the person on the sled.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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They are mounted on sleds and fired down a track to make sure they remain structurally sound when subjected to 16 times the force of gravity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Army Green Berets lumbered through a northern Swedish pine forest, struggling not to fall on their brand new skis as they dragged sleds over hills and frozen creeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
He later went on to become a four-time Olympian, and designed the sleds on which many of Britain's early skeleton medallists achieved their Olympic success.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
As sleds descended the hills of Central Park, traders hunting for an edge ventured outside to take measurements of snowfall accumulation on parked cars.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
"Why did you squirt Silly String all over your sleds?"
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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The three spies soon parachuted successfully to the ground, landing in waist-high snow, and sledded downhill, heading toward Innsbruck.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
"I’ve been trying to juggle," she said as her 7-year-old sledded on the hill outside and her 4-year-old didn’t want to go out.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
We sledded when we would’ve been chipping ice.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2021
In winter, children sledded on the slopes and skated on the frozen pond.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2014
“We sledded all the way to Big Creek,” I told him.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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The partnership between people and dogs became especially specialized in the Arctic, where Indigenous communities developed highly sophisticated cultures centered on dog sledding.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
And after some tough early sledding, it has grown into one of the top 10 leagues in the world, with five teams valued by Forbes at more than $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
While winning that case would be uphill sledding, the report may have ultimately been a useful development for him.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
While official counts are still being tallied, states have reported dozens of deaths as a result of hypothermia, car crashes, and sledding accidents.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn’t.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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