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Afterward, the director eagerly reached out to Calva, who had been skating since early adolescence.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Backstrom had been skating with the team in a full contact jersey in recent weeks, but his sickness led to a pause in training.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2022

He missed Pittsburgh's first 34 games, but had been skating with teammates for several weeks and was a full participant in Monday’s practice.

From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2022

But they all started together: Asked if she had been skating before, Yan started to say she wants to, but has not before, when MeiYi interrupted.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2021

These were the future stars of the sport—seventeen-, eighteen-, and nineteen- year-olds who had been skating and shooting pucks since they were barely more than toddlers.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell