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[heev] / hiv /




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At one point, Nelson appears to snatch the other driver’s sunglasses from his forehead and heave them across the parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Stokes had added 50 from 36 balls with Ben Duckett when he aimed a heave at Foulkes and was caught by Mitchell.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Seattle trailed 12-7 when quarterback Russell Wilson unleashed a desperate heave to the end zone in the final seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

I heave myself through the window and tumble to the floor.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Malak heaves and leaks tears, stuffs a tattered tissue into the corners of her eyes.

From BBC May 7, 2025

With each of their heaves, the rope squeaked and the branch above bounced precariously.

From National Geographic Jan. 23, 2024

Until then, the Huskies can live off the happy memories of Penix’s precision heaves sailing into receivers’ arms, over and over again.

From Seattle Times Sep. 2, 2023

The worker sprays the medicine in the man’s nose and slaps his chest until he heaves a breath.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2023

Homes unlocks the closet and heaves an unconscious Peeta over his shoulder.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Faced with an early fourth down, he heaved a pass deep down the sideline for Dixon-Wyatt, who leaped over a defender to reel in a 31-yard reception.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Mostly, though, the stands heaved with fans from Argentina.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The first free-hit was heaved over cow corner for six, the second free-hit was swatted over long-on to bring up a 39-ball half-century and another maximum was slotted over the leg-side fence.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

Then they pushed and heaved while Kermit and the men above tried to pull the canoe free.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Racism has been a feature of American history since the first slave ship hove to off Jamestown in 1619.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2025

“The jury is still out,” said Luc Van den hove, chief executive of the Belgium-based chip research center Imec.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2016

Just as Farage was explaining the purpose of his demonstration to the assembled media, another vessel hove alongside—to wit, a white pleasure cruiser by the name of Sarpedon.

From The New Yorker Jun. 23, 2016

The same day, Monroe’s ship hove into sight of the French coast.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2015

So their talk ran on, while down the coast, and round toward Ithaka, hove the good ship that had gone out to Pylos bearing Telemakhos and his companions.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

International rescue teams and frantic families are in a race against time, heaving debris aside in a desperate bid to find the last survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The gym, meanwhile, is "absolutely heaving with young people" at times, says Lauren Connis, head of health and wellbeing at Oldham Active in Manchester.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

It's Saturday afternoon and the tournament resembles a beach bash in full swing, costumed bodies heaving under the blazing sun.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

Or what it feels like to ride the slow heaving of the ocean, pulsing like the heartbeat of the world.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

But I couldn’t be sure, since it mixed with the sigh I was heaving at exactly the same time.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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