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rowed

VERB
move boat with paddle
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We’ve all fallen for the blond forward who has rowed Norway to its first World Cup quarterfinal berth — and also for SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Willding rowed back his claim in an email to ProPublica.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

She left for Oxford where she earned an engineering degree in metallurgy, economics and management and rowed crew.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

The migrants were loaded into rubber dinghies, he says, and rowed halfway across the river.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

“My name is Ixtali,” the beautiful young woman said as she rowed us out toward the middle of the quiet lake.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall



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