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tow

[toh] / toʊ /


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The dispute came to a head when Tahnoon visited Washington in June 2024, with Gannon in tow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

"We saw another video clip and this one was the one of the adult beavers swimming across the little pond here with three kits in tow," Boles said.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

It will then vie to tow Swift into a stable orbit over the course of at least a month, rescuing it from destruction by moving it about 300 kilometers higher.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

That night, they were escorted onto the baseball diamond in an armored car with a security detail of some 200 police officers in tow.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

A boy jumped out of a yellow tow truck and shouted, “So long, Dad!”

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

The drone tows a cable and module that generates sound and magnetic fields to trigger the mines while keeping sailors at a safe distance.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

David Chiu, whose office later alleged that one of the couple’s companies was profiting from illegal tows.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2025

Six days a week, Mr. Sawan, 55, a father of five, tows batches of fruit that weigh 1,500 pounds to a nearby processing plant, often as planes buzz overhead, misting down pesticides.

From New York Times Dec. 30, 2023

During her week aboard the vessel, Myers was able to track some 30 tows with a hydrophone that acts like an underwater recording microphone and was attached to a headrope of a net.

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 2023

In one centerfold, someone named Jack La Lanne tows a rowboat with a rope held between his teeth.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The vessel was then towed toward Khor Fakkan in the U.A.E., the person said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Some of the cars were towed while soldiers were serving overseas, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The cops towed my mother’s car into an impound lot, and I was sure they’d found and confiscated the fireworks.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

River, which a group of artists, environmental activists and volunteers towed behind an adult tricycle along the river’s bike path.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Dad towed her out until the water was just above her waist.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

“This settlement sends a strong message that all towing companies must recognize servicemembers’ rights and take the necessary steps to comply with the SCRA.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Footage on social media has emerged showing a Greek coast guard boat towing the several metre-long drone to the port.

From BBC May 8, 2026

In the early 1990s, he got into parasailing, strapping tourists into parachutes and towing them behind a speed boat.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

Just as things start looking up, Amanda’s car is stolen, left in an illegal spot and towed, and the towing company slaps her with an exorbitant $21,000 bill for circumstances entirely out of her control.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2026

The other flying horses followed - Blackjack, Guido and six others who were towing the Athena Parthenos beneath them on cables.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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