climb
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But the narrative shifts dramatically when Morrison and Nelson, a romantic couple attempting a training climb and downhill ski in the Himalayas, experience an avalanche on the eighth-highest mountain in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Swift, who has been treated for three types of cancer and has had two heart attacks, said when he rang hospital taxis, he was asked if he could walk, climb stairs and owned a car.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Actuation refers to the mechanisms that control the movement of wings and surfaces, allowing an aircraft to climb, descend, bank, or turn.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
You ascend quickly via its glass elevator, and the Endeavour and its components shift in size and sensation as you climb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
While she watched I used the stool to climb.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Back on the highway, the road climbs steadily, surpassing 8,000 feet near mile 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The premium starts at 5% and climbs to 27.5% for a borrower who keeps the oil until September 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Stage two is a gruelling 223km ride from Keswick in the Lake District to Liverpool, which includes five categorised climbs and 2,800 metres of ascending in total.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Governments around the world are seeing the yields on their bonds jump to multi-decade highs as wider inflation climbs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Dylan climbs over the seat and plops down between me and Elsie.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Key details: A measure of production climbed to 59.0% to hit the highest level in five years, ISM said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The other two have climbed despite bad news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Buyers: no reason to lock down a purchase when costs have climbed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
By the second quarter of 2026, that figure had climbed to $4.28 trillion.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
And, with all that racket going on, Cindy—my poor little cat—got so scared she climbed on top of the house and I didn’t think I’d ever get her down.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Bitcoin has recovered, climbing above $78,000 early Monday to trade down just 0.2% over the past 24 hours.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
And while training together for the big summit push by climbing a lower peak in Nepal in 2022, Nelson loses her footing in an avalanche the size of a small snow drift.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
"His friends are learning how to jump in muddy puddles and do climbing frames and Teddy's learning how to take blood pressures and use a stethoscope."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Yet, ultimately, he steps in as Morrison’s climbing partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Following his directions, they’d left the ‘stream at the foot of the stony grey hill’, and were climbing the trail that snaked towards the top.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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