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drove

[drohv] / droʊv /


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During a practice, Cousins explains that Celine Dion provided the soundtrack of his youth, promising a coach that “If you play Celine Dion ‘I Drove All Night,’ I’ll have the best practice I’ve ever had.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" manages to capture a universal feeling of grief.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

In “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” he imagined the Civil War through the eyes of a defeated Confederate.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Dr Nick Capstick, the head teacher of Drove Primary School in Wiltshire and a signatory to the letter, wants free school meals extended to all pupils.

From BBC • May 30, 2022

Drove the main highway in, stopped at a filling station and checked a phone book, and by 10:00 a.m. we were on the Reverend Young’s front porch.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant




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