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diving

  • present participle of dive.

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Diving to his left, Rew put down Rachin Ravindra when he had only seven.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

A petition has been launched by parents involved with Ayr Diving Club, which has been based at the pool since 1964.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Or Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was paralysed after a stroke and authored his 1997 book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking his left eye, the only movement he could still control.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

But he’ll make room for the “Fernando Mendoza Diving Touchdown Bobblehead,” issued this week by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Diving under Aragorn’s blow with the speed of a striking snake he charged into the Company and thrust with his spear straight at Frodo.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien