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He has been skating since August and told The Associated Press in September that he was starting to feel like his old self again.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Dunn has been skating with coaches away from the main group after missing multiple preseason games and practices.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Osian from the Gwendraeth Valley, Carmarthenshire, has been skating since he was five-years-old.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

Skaters rallied to save Tompkins Square Park in New York, said Darnell Miller, who has been skating for 17 years and goes through a new board every month.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

America has a tremendous atmosphere of her own, a wonderful life, a wonderful country, but so far she has been skating over its surface.

From Another Sheaf by Galsworthy, John