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rope

[rohp] / roʊp /


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The exercises also involved helicopters from which personnel descended by rope.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

"In those years, I really think it was taken to a limit where in the end, the rope broke."

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

On my recent rereading of “The Secret Garden,” I was delighted by the moment when Mary, initially pale and peevish and uninterested in her breakfast, begins wandering the grounds with a jump rope in hand.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Yet tech companies are showing no signs of slowing down as they release more powerful AI tools and rope in new customers in government, healthcare and other industries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Back and forth, Duane swam from the Shipwreck to the beach, pulling the Wreck-less by a rope that he held between his teeth.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

They work remotely and came together for a few days of activities that included painting, pedal boating and navigating a ropes course.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Later it took further beatings as they worked out how the 8,000-pound horse could be dragged over dunes and log rollers by actors with ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

By chance, a BBC Wales camera crew had defied instructions to cease filming,, external and so the moment was preserved for all time as Sobers launched six successive deliveries over the ropes.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Analysts credit the 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal as a huge success; Comcast rescued a company that was on the ropes due to General Electric’s under-investment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Up there, years ago, men let themselves down on ropes to narrow ledges.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Three of the group - Bex, Ali Wright and Amanda Jean - work with local radio station Now Ayrshire, which is why they all ended up roped into this escapade.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Ohtani roped a first-pitch fastball to right field, clocking an exit velocity of 110.7-mph, into the glove of Twins outfielder Kody Clemens.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

In “Rooster,” Steve Carell plays Greg Russo, a divorced bestselling author roped into accepting a writer’s residency at the university where his daughter teaches.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

It’s worth noting that it was the American officials at the treaty’s drafting sessions who insisted on Article 6, so that the U.S. military would not get roped in to fight Europe’s colonial wars.

From Slate Apr. 9, 2026

Usually, Lisa-Marie Anne gets roped into supervising the kids, but that was before a legitimate childcare company existed in town.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The team was assembled from across the company, roping in workers who specialized in materials, process and assembly, among others.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

The job of refining techniques of riding and roping — while modifying gear and apparel — largely fell to the resourceful vaqueros, from the Spanish word vaca for cow.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

But she will not be roping in her mum, Liz, to help out despite the former world 10,000m champion being desperate to step in and lend a hand.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

Beyond roping off a large section of the store for e-commerce fulfillment, the company plans separate access sites for in-store shoppers, delivery drivers, and trucks, according to the proposal.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

It was the sport of aging cowboys, too slow and heavy to dismount to wrestle down and tie the animal as they did in calf roping and team tying.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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