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Keepers at Sydney's Taronga Zoo trained two sea lions and two fur seals to listen to sounds and press a paddle when they heard a tone.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Drivers tick the right paddle shifter to select first gear, uh, first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The paddle was meant to be secured with four bolts, but only one bolt was used.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

On Thursday, the beachside felt calm as a woman was leisurely paddle boarding in the shallows while children played on the beach.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

I just sat there as stiff as a boat paddle; staring across the river at the faraway bank that looked like it was a hundred miles away.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The solid, rectangular faces of pickleball paddles make them resemble pizza peels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

After the comedian riffs with the “patient,” the audience weighs in on the issue with green and red “thumbs up/thumbs down” paddles, often yelling out comments or directly querying the participant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

As Sobie spoke to the BBC, canoes - steered with paddles or long bamboo poles - moved through the narrow waterways, carrying mattresses and sacks of clothes belonging to the displaced people.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Our legs match rhythms, like paddles beating in time.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Footage shot up and down the US east coast showed seaside homes battered by large waves while kayakers paddled through flooded city streets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Then we paddled around the estuary on a pre-breakfast kayak tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

We chose a tandem canoe and paddled our way up and down the river, watching the wildlife and soaking up the sun.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

Hundreds of swimmers and surfers paddled out at Bondi beach yesterday to create a giant circle to pay tribute to the victims of the attack.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

During those long afternoons in the pool, he paddled and laughed and tossed our small bodies into the air, his diminished legs suddenly less of a liability.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The next morning, she protested her neighbor for the first time, grabbing a sign that said “Justice for All” and paddling back and forth in front of his home, hoping he would see.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The accident took place near the iconic Steamer Lane surf break, described by Surfer Today as the heart and soul of Santa Cruz surfing where locals have been paddling out since the 1930s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Several private schools in Ohio and Virginia permit paddling as discipline even though those states outlaw corporal punishment in public schools.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Beneath the surface, though, investors are paddling furiously to navigate shifting financial currents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Whenever a wave would finally come all the surfers would drop to their stomachs and start paddling like crazy trying to get in the best spot to catch it.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña