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By Thanksgiving, they had dived into research and active planning for their move, learning through an immigration expert that they wouldn't have much success relocating to Canada due to its tightened immigration pathways.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

If I had dived for it, I would have been ruled down because the rules were different back then.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2022

By 2008, he had dived on many recovery missions, including one involving a World War II B-24 off the coast of Papua, New Guinea.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022

Sales of products that were once pillars of Sony’s power, such as TVs and portable players, had dived.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2022

A flock of moorhens swimming around their canoe had dived down, scaring the fish straight into it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo