- plural of diva.
dive
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"When you dive into the Iliad, you really understand that Homer was an Anatolian. You find anecdotes and cultural references that are completely unknown elsewhere," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ramsay-Peaty has been working on his dive with coach Lisa Bates since June and said the past few weeks have been "one of those lessons".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In London, the 17-year-old Eric wrote in his diary that he wanted to dive into Marxism “like into the sea, and sink into it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Someone has me hold their phone while they dive through shorebreak.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
I don’t dive, exactly, but I step off the edge and allow the forest of reaching arms to catch me.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
This story is part of Image’s August Adornment issue, which dives into loud, expressive and distinctive accessories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some perform feats of strength, flips, aerial dance moves, head-first dives.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
A 21-year-old free diver has described the "otherworldly" experiences that he has when he dives down to the seabed.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Equally at home in shadowy dives and modern mansions, she proves an adept investigator, with Sherlockian observational skills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Sometimes the tail of the train hasn’t left one tunnel before the locomotive dives into another.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
The official manufacturing purchasing managers index dived to 49.2 this month from June’s 50.3, according to data released Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Shares dived 8% following projections that free cash flow would turn negative in the latter half of this year for the first time since the Instagram-parent went public in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
While still only 30 years old, Phillips' career has nose dived since joining City from Leeds in 2022, playing just seven minutes of EFL Cup action for the club over the past two seasons.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Alphabet shares dived almost seven percent and Tesla plunged more than 14 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
On a sudden instinct he dived to one side as the owl pounced.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
A survey of the Blean will focus on six endangered species that are found there, including the the heath fritillary butterfly, one of the UK's rarest, and the turtle dove.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Despite having been in basic training only eight months, he knew what that meant, and dove for the floor.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Warsh may be more of a dove on rates than he appears at first glance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
That includes Powell, a dove by inclination who says he plans to keep a low profile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Hearing me say I too am Paloma, named after the dove of peace, makes her smile.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Klaasen was superbly caught by a diving Donald on the boundary before Bracewell was pinned lbw, and the crowd came to life at Dawson's swings and misses at his first two balls.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Pearl diving has all but disappeared, particularly after the mass production of cultured pearls on farms after World War I. In Gulf countries, the extinction of this profession converges with a familiar story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Woodward said his diving career was mapped out from the age of seven, when talent-spotters from City of Sheffield Diving Club visited his primary school in Millhouses.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Skubal retired the first six batters he faced, with the help of a sliding catch by center fielder Andy Pages and a diving grab by right fielder Kyle Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
As he walked on, the Crimson and Amber lights gave way to Blue, and then to Violet, The loud vrumm! of orb motors faded, replaced by the splashes of bodies diving into the river.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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