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[jahyv] / dʒaɪv /




















































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Cantrell says he’s experimenting with “vibe coding External link,” which I hear a lot, and sometimes mistakenly call jive coding, which works, too.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

Back in the actual 1990s, ice dancers cycled through traditional dances: samba, blues, polka, rumba, quickstep, tango, jive, paso doble, Viennese waltz.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

The pair performed routines including a show dance to Rain On Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, a Paso Doble to Dream On by Aerosmith, and a jive to Proud Mary.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

In the same compilation, Carson explained that a jive is difficult for a first dance and praised Irwin’s positivity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2025

Kids are still saying how jive I am for squealing on Char.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

He had been a singles skater but turning jumps into jives is not an overnight job.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

Standard time, the group argues, better jives with the movement of the sun and the circadian rhythm, or body clock, of human beings.

From Washington Times Mar. 11, 2023

By checking in on irrigation systems and soil wetness, especially during the early transplant/growing days, you'll work out a routine that jives for your specific plan.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2022

“There is a rapaciousness in the air, bordering on the obscene, as the city contorts, bends, shucks and jives to become whatever version of itself will bring about the largest turn of profit,” she wrote.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2020

So now my jives are off: pray Heaven he be here!

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by Francis Beaumont

They drove the car, with its dented fender and chipping maroon paint, through the streets playing music and delighting Carnival revelers who jumped and jived in their wake, said Macedo, 65.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2024

Everything is flat and framed in medium shots, missing the dark cityscape aesthetic of the first film, which jived with the ethos of modern mythology.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2023

If someone came to me and was like, you could do this cool thing for Netflix or whatever and it really jived with my life, I would do it, but I don’t know.

From The Verge Aug. 24, 2021

But even as costumed fans shimmied, jived and reminisced, the talk was of an uncertain future.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2020

He juked and jived and spun and danced and darted, and he left them squeezing handfuls of air.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Linda loved dancing, jiving, rock and roll and she had been a member of a dance display group called Pat's Popsicles.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2022

Today, the “damas” or “big mothers” as the dancers are known, can be found dancing in the early mornings and evenings, blasting stereos, waving fans and scarves, while jitterbugging, waltzing and jiving.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2021

Today, the “damas” or “big mothers” as the dancers are known, can be found dancing in the early mornings and evenings, blasting their stereos, waving fans and scarves, while jitterbugging, waltzing and jiving.

From Seattle Times Dec. 17, 2021

The young guard Irving can call to mind a young Earl Monroe, a nervous breakdown collection of jiving sidesteps and spins and jukes.

From New York Times Jun. 3, 2016

I was somebody else there: Mr. In-Your-Face, jiving and driving, looping and hooping, staying clean and being mean, the inside rover till the game was over.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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