dismount
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It means from September, cyclists will have to dismount through an area of around 30 streets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Chiles, though, did rebound with a clean beam and dismount for a 9.9500 score to get the Bruins back in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
After a flawless run, McClenaghan's coach Luke Carson had his head on his hands just before the dismount.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
Applied to TV, sticking the landing suggests that a finale is the equivalent of a vaulter’s dismount.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
He said abruptly, “No orders yet. Tell your men to dismount and eat. Rest. Get some rest.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Brooklyn Moors and Campbell stuck their dismounts en route to 9.900 scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2025
One of the officers dismounts from his horse and handcuffs the man, who has been charged with stealing $230 worth of merchandise from the Walgreens, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
It’s around 1919 and Ernest is wearing his World War I uniform when he dismounts a train in Fairfax, an Oklahoma boomtown where luxury cars rumble down dirt roads.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
By now, he may have learned the wisdom of George Ball, the Kennedy administration diplomat who opposed the escalation of the Vietnam War: "He who rides the tiger cannot choose where he dismounts."
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022
He dismounts and pulls us close to the cart.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Borglum dismounted from his horse, climbed up the mountain face in an ascot, golf pants, and cowboy hat, and began to transform Rushmore into the political monument we know today.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025
The Israeli troops dismounted and spread out in the yard, and began searching the basement and entering buildings.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
There, on a table, was a dismounted folding screen.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
The huge effort took its toll as he dismounted and sat on the tarmac to get his breath back, before being congratulated by a Soudal Quick-Step teammate.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The other rider had dismounted now and was comforting some of the children.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
After dismounting, legs jellied, we high-fived and plotted our next move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She had no hesitation on her jumps and delivered controlled spins before dismounting in style, with just a small hop when landing.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
“You can give yourselves a hand,” shouted Olfa Mazouz, dismounting on the sidewalk.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Buses bearing signs of their origin were parked throughout the capital, protesters dismounting from the vehicles as mariachi bands serenaded the crowds headed toward the Zócalo.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
A silence followed; and then in the moonlight, a horseman could be seen dismounting and walking slowly forward.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
