- plural of diva.
dive
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Its peak dive reached 39 degrees; a standard descent is a 3-degree angle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The former Sale winger weaved inside, having collected fly-half Brett Connon's excellent cut-out pass, to dive over for the opener.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“It’s very tempting when you see numbers you’ve not seen for a long time to dive in,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Most of Workman’s tales are fact-based and reenacted with puppets, although she also stumbles off-site to her local dive bar or her apartment for occasional “Interview with a Demon” segments.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
I take a deep breath like I’m about to dive underwater and hop into the tent, pulling the cereal in after me, then zip the flap shut.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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Researchers collected the newly described species between September 2023 and August 2024 during dives reaching depths of up to 18 meters.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
At this point, the club will complete deeper dives into the remaining players, including diligence on their injury record, athletic performance and behavioural habits.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The goal, says Six Flags, is to provide an optimistic view of the future, albeit with many sudden dives and weightless moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some perform feats of strength, flips, aerial dance moves, head-first dives.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The cosmonauts in training flew in the MiG-15-Spark while the jet made steep climbs and dives.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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Broncos quarterback Bo Nix passed for two second-half touchdowns and dived one yard for a touchdown with 47 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
It's not as complicated as assessing whether a footballer has dived – this is a cut and dried thing that anybody can enter a debate into.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
We dived down, disentangled nets from tree stumps, pulled in the catch, and climbed back into the canoe, one by one.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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I heard a lot of stories like this as I dove into the world of medbeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
In the eighth inning, he dove after a ground ball up the middle, as shortstop Mookie Betts hurdled over him, and was slow to get up, holding his right shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The turtle dove is currently on the Birds of Conservation Concern's red list - placing it at high list of extinction in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
As Steinem dove headlong into covering the movement, women’s groups invited her to speak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Annabeth dove for the chains holding the Doors of Death.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Betts made a diving stop at short but had no chance at throwing out Dubón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
"As children, we used to spend all our summers swimming at the beach, having fun by the water, diving, jumping in and sometimes even fishing," the 76-year-old told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
A thematic cousin, “Black Coral” by Mr. Stills, centers on how scuba diving becomes more spiritually rewarding the deeper you go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Italian authorities are searching for a British man who has gone missing after reportedly diving into Lake Como to rescue a teenager.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
I draw a little splash mark into one corner of the beach, with a shaggy form diving into it.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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