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roving

[roh-ving] / ˈroʊ vɪŋ /




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Roving among the points of view of a sprawling cast—the sisters, their scattered children and grandchildren, and an assortment of bewildered spouses and exes—the stories often center on obligatory reunions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

A few years ago, a prototype of a Lunar Roving Vehicle was spotted by a tipster in a residential neighborhood in Alabama.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2022

Mellott had asked Vigen to let Roving be on the field for those.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

Roving bands of people struck stores in Manhattan and the Bronx, even though many stores were boarded up pre-emptively as merchants feared more destruction.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2020

I can’t make cans of corn out of thin They passed through Harken Square, around the Gathering Hall, and down Roving Street, where three of the floodlights were out, making a cave of shadow.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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