zip
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More times than not, I have to sit on my carry-on to zip it shut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ben Earl and Freeman were both close to claiming clever kicks ahead with the tryline close at hand, with Jack van Poortvliet bringing some of the zip that was sorely absent in Johannesburg.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
An icon for the Italian way of life, the Vespa is celebrating its 80th birthday with thousands of drivers expected to zip around Rome in the legendary scooters on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Even after his release, his combat-gear-clad image, zip ties in hand, became a visual he couldn’t outrun.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
“Sure you are. We’ll start with the low ropes, then the catwalk, then we do the high ropes, and we end with everyone’s favorite, the zip line,” says Dylan.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ohtani zipped it in at knee level, and Carroll drilled it into the ground, right to second baseman Alex Freeland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Then he zipped up the bag, slammed the car door shut, and walked out of the lot, onto the sidewalk, and off down the street.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Just a few weeks earlier, its shares zipped past $300 after it announced a cryptocurrency strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
I zipped my bags shut, tipped the roomette attendant and dining car team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Since he had the credit card his mother gave him “for groceries only,” he zipped through the aisles of the cramped market and grabbed everything he knew he needed to create Spanish tapas!
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Chargers rookie wide receiver Brenen Thompson said he doesn’t love zipping around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The awesome technological advances of world-leading American engineers at Anthropic, OpenAI and elsewhere, could be zipping the country further ahead of China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I started thinking about what it would be like for us to go for a walk as a family if there were dozens of robots with lights and cameras zipping around."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
While hurtling through deep space and zipping around the Moon, the Artemis astronauts took thousands of photographs, amassing a stunning portfolio of images.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
But when one of Fullbrook’s little green campus security golf carts came zipping up beside it, we bolted.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
