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[groov] / gruv /




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The bone has short projections extending outward that resemble horns, and it lacks a ventral median groove.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

On Misunderstood, she laughs at the people who told her she'd "never make it on her own"; while the laid back groove of Treasure allows Starr to pause and savour her success.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Pharrell’s ad-libs and inserts interrupting the groove at perfect intervals to wake up the dancefloor.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

But just when it seemed he’d found a groove, he gave up a momentum-swinging solo home run to Philadelphia’s Brandon Marsh in the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ 10-7 loss to the Phillies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

He stepped back and took two more slow swings, feeling the groove he left in the air.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Computer simulations then revealed what appears to make this close contact possible: positively charged metal ions can settle into the grooves of DNA and serve as tiny molecular bridges between the two molecules.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

At the festival, Fairlee was indeed laser-focused on getting to Rodrigo’s set — but she also enjoyed Santigold’s live grooves.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Dew gathers on their skin and is channelled towards their mouths through microscopic grooves, while their tongues can also collect fog water condensed on plants, sand and rocks.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Instead, land-based bacteria consumed parts of the bones, while plant roots carved long grooves across their surfaces.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

As the lamassus jumped out of the way of Idiptu's slime, I left a pair of deep chariot grooves across the toad's head.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Everything was utterly rhythmical, repetitive and perfectly grooved.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

The ray is able to swim at just the right speed that water, streaming into its mouth, can form vortices between the grooved plates.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

Muscular go-go dancers grooved in a cloud of rainbow fog while patrons vibed to hits by Selena and Bad Bunny.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

With one out in the top of the 10th, Kelly grooved an 89.5-mph slider to Caballero, who crushed a two-run homer to left-center for a 9-7 lead.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2024

The first night Dasch was away in Washington, Burger and Quirin shimmied and grooved at a roaring jazz club on New York's famous Fifty-Second Street.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Her pig roast is also part salmon bake and part old-school cookout, a beautiful gathering of nations grooving to an eclectic vibe I’ve tried to replicate here.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

Mr. Cameron’s characters must learn the gentle wisdom of grooving along with nature, literally making themselves a part of Pandora in gestures of eco-unity.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

Anderson has aged better than George Clooney, mastering his craft and grooving his action to give the impression he has completed fast bowling.

From BBC May 12, 2024

His 2021 debut album, “Prosthetic Boombox,” celebrated his visible disability over deeply grooving synth funk inspired by Zapp and the Gap Band.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

Walking back to the car, Molly sees Jack through the windshield, eyes closed, grooving out to a song she can’t hear.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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