sled
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Northern sled dogs became compact and heavily coated for cold conditions, while hunting dogs near the equator tended to be leaner and better suited to heat.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The actor added that he imagined turning the fictional home into a “movie fun house” where people could sled down the stairs just like Kevin does in the movie.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
“The first responsibility is pushing the sled as fast as I can, together with my pilot,” she said in a German accent and near-flawless English.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
But he did not necessarily expect to be pushing a sled at another Winter Olympics.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
It was a steep downhill grade and I was not on the back of the sled where I could use the brakes.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
The 105 surviving crew members abandoned the vessels and began a desperate attempt to reach safety, traveling along the west coast of King William Island, Nunavut, while hauling boats on sleds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
After being stuck for two years, and with 24 already dead, 105 survivors tried to save themselves by walking across the frozen sea while pulling heavy sleds in -20C temperatures.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Humphries and brakewoman Jasmine Jones, a former USC track star, finished third behind a pair of German sleds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
The real stars of the Milan Cortina Games aren’t on skis or skates or even bombing downhill on sleds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
With it she could, like her father, freeze leather and sinew into sleds, spears, and harpoons.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
“I showed him where we played hopscotch and sledded in winter,” she said.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
"I’ve been trying to juggle," she said as her 7-year-old sledded on the hill outside and her 4-year-old didn’t want to go out.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
The dead included an 8-month-old baby in a car that slipped off a suburban New Orleans road and a 6-year-old Virginia boy who sledded into a driver’s path.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2018
There are four bedrooms and it features the staircase that Culkin sledded down in the 1990 movie written by John Hughes.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2011
“We sledded all the way to Big Creek,” I told him.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
In warmer weather, you can rent kayaks, wave runners and paddleboards or take a seasonal cruise aboard the Lake Lawn Queen; winter brings cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing and sledding.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The partnership between people and dogs became especially specialized in the Arctic, where Indigenous communities developed highly sophisticated cultures centered on dog sledding.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
And after some tough early sledding, it has grown into one of the top 10 leagues in the world, with five teams valued by Forbes at more than $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
While winning that case would be uphill sledding, the report may have ultimately been a useful development for him.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
Jim rose from the table as I got there, grunted that it would be nice to take a day off to go sledding, and disappeared upstairs into the bathroom.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
