- plural of diva.
dive
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"When you dive into the Iliad, you really understand that Homer was an Anatolian. You find anecdotes and cultural references that are completely unknown elsewhere," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
He says his partner has been "good as gold", helping him collect items, while his own children have grown up, allowing him to dive into his hobby.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Someone has me hold their phone while they dive through shorebreak.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Such a prolonged closure will send the more than 400,000 people who pour through the center’s turnstiles each year scrambling to find other places to swim, dive, play water polo and aqua-aerobicize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
They could either dive off the deck or walk down gently sloped ramps into the water.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
This story is part of Image’s August Adornment issue, which dives into loud, expressive and distinctive accessories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some perform feats of strength, flips, aerial dance moves, head-first dives.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The sub took up to three people on the dives, collecting the fossil samples using robotic arms.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
They hover with a calculated theatricality: “Hat Rack” drops like a predatory spider; the shovels’ metal scoops are poised like guillotine blades; and “Bottle Rack” dives like a missile—an apt metaphor for their impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
He dives through the air, his face frozen in a mask of terror.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
One writer sailing the Persian Gulf in 1939 described how 32 men each dived 100 times beneath the sea, filling seven sacks with oysters, only to find a “teaspoonful” of low-grade pearls in their haul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The official manufacturing purchasing managers index dived to 49.2 this month from June’s 50.3, according to data released Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It's not as complicated as assessing whether a footballer has dived – this is a cut and dried thing that anybody can enter a debate into.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
A day-tripper has told the BBC how he dived into the sea in an attempt to save a mother and daughter who drowned off an Essex beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They needed to get safely home, and so did I. That last thought lingered in my mind as I dived back into the water.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
A survey of the Blean will focus on six endangered species that are found there, including the the heath fritillary butterfly, one of the UK's rarest, and the turtle dove.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Despite having been in basic training only eight months, he knew what that meant, and dove for the floor.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Warsh may be more of a dove on rates than he appears at first glance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
In the second inning, Max Muncy hit a line drive into the corner, and Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. dove after it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Ella dove headfirst into the soft, round middle of her grandmother, inhaling as much of her scent as she could: a little honey, a little lavender, and a little butter.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Neil Garrick-Maidment, founder of the Seahorse Trust, said it had been "such a brilliant summer and a lot more people are in the water, snorkelling and diving".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Pearl diving has all but disappeared, particularly after the mass production of cultured pearls on farms after World War I. In Gulf countries, the extinction of this profession converges with a familiar story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Since retiring from competitive diving, Woodward has been travelling around the world making social media videos about food and culture with his girlfriend, Chika Izumi - a former artistic swimmer on Japan's national team.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
LA28 plans to hold Olympic diving events at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Probably no divers other than the Mediterranean sponge divers who grew up on the water and earned their living by diving could have achieved it.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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