crawling

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But higher mortgage rates and prices, along with a limited supply of homes for sale in some parts of the country, have kept sales crawling.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Footage shared by the rescue groups show the cave divers crawling into the cave through narrow, muddy passageways that are almost completely flooded.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Staff started out by wearing bear masks and animal furs, then crawling into the enclosure to spoon-feed the cubs formula.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Perhaps people could use AI to identify the weird bug crawling under their bed, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

“Next weekend is the Harvest Festival at Charlotte Farms. That place is crawling with little kids. We could ask about doing a table or something. About coyotes.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz