clamber
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It is her way of culling the weaklings; she will care only for the cubs that survive the fall and clamber back up to the bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
They also managed to clamber aboard auxiliary craft, and the blue boat took all 20 fishermen on board, crew members said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Marshals clamber over the barrier at Portier to attend to the damaged McLaren of Ayrton Senna, who crashed out of the lead in 1988 when leading by about 50 seconds.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Driver Andriy, 53, is one of the first Ukrainian faces many of the freed soldiers see as they clamber onto his bus.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
With all his strength, little by little, he raised Melynlas until the stallion was able to clamber from the ledge.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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In another clandestine location, a team clambers out of a German-made Bergepanzer armoured recovery vehicle.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
She dashes up the aisle or clambers over seats to meet people where they’re at.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Nyayien Yow, a widowed mother of five, scrapes together a living by paddling out into the floodwater by canoe, where she clambers up semi-submerged trees to collect firewood for sale in a local market.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
In a separate clip, also filmed from the crush of the crowd of several hundred people, a woman clambers over the wall.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2021
His baby clambers over his sleeping mother to join in, crawling right over Otto’s face to get closer to me.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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Crews clambered in to find Sanjaya Shah and Kabir Maharjan - both had injuries on their hands and legs, "possibly" from crawling through the tunnel.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Americans have clambered to travel overseas in recent years, and airlines are racing to add service to match their zeal for new experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The three, adrenaline pumping, clambered through the pancaked wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
"It would have been directed to their known position and they would have just clambered on board, just like would to get on a boat at sea."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
He gave her a hand and she clambered into the boat.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
After clambering up three flights of a dark apartment-building stairwell, I entered Higatei, which celebrates all things awamori, an Okinawan rice-based spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
"I feel good; a little nervous, but I think it'll be fine. We'll hold on and give it everything!" said Nina Beeler, before clambering on board Cobra, an eight-year-old Swiss Brown cow.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
He hung for a moment, his armpit against the spar, and knew that his light was futile against the fog; nevertheless he adjusted the flame higher before clambering down.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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