a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
a town in NE Illinois.
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When the convention was first announced, it sounded like it might be a thrilling opportunity to see real wheeling and dealing on a convention floor from which a nominee would eventually emerge.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
On a recent afternoon, volunteers bustled around the museum wheeling carts of jaws and vertebrae carefully organized by species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Because of their wheeling and dealing, they also have three first-round picks next year when the class of passers is projected to be much deeper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
While the crossings remain closed, life has regained a semblance of normality, with bakers kneading bread, fruit and vegetable sellers wheeling out their carts, and customers frequenting shops.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
They hovered above the house in circles, wheeling and crying, flapping their spread wings.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
The Army Corps of Engineers carried it onward to Wheeling on the Ohio River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
After the fire, Ketchum arrived in Wheeling as a 16-year-old in the midst of a gender transition.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
This is located on the Ohio River, about 10 miles south of Wheeling.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
Team member Butts, an undergraduate from Wheeling, led experiments in contact angle testing to analyze how changes in temperature affected the foam's surface energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
Wheeling Brian back to Mrs. Finestein’s, I cry silently, while Brian watches me, expressionless.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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