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Generations of matchmakers would ply their trade to set up successful marriages, and word spread.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Typically, if you go through a hailstorm or if you hit a large enough bird, the external ply will crack," says Vermont.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Despite the threat of strikes, conservatives in Tehran have watched with rising alarm as traffic that was deterred from crossing during the war now ply the U.S.-backed route near Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
To be honest, though, since the 40-year bond rally terminated in 2020, investors who ply their trade on the fixed-income side of the ledger have become accustomed to driving under a yellow flag.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
She will let me talk with her and assist her work, but she turns to stone when I ply her with food.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Sheinbaum's interest in her art had "changed her life," the trained business administrator said in Oaxaca in southern Mexico, where she now plies her art.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
One Colombian pilot who plies the Caribbean said crews look for any advantage, from sailing at night or in rough weather, even in storms when Colombian government patrol boats might stay in port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Of those who were introduced, Ewan Ashman is plagued by line-out throwing issues; Ewan Johnson plies his trade in France's second tier with Oyonnax; and Marshall Sykes is not a guaranteed starter for struggling Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
She plies a similar jovial egocentrism as a substitute teacher on “Abbott Elementary,” and both characters are insufferable to the adults in the room.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
We were desirous of catching the steamer which plies from Wulongong every second day, as our Commodore, and several of the scientific staff, had received an invitation for the evening at Sydney.
Lestat is slightly bored with existing yet curious to see whether his music, primarily plied on the Internet, can reach enough undead followers to hasten the vampire apocalypse known as The Great Conversion.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
At a nearby beach resort, a high-speed Coast Guard vessel plied the waters for two people still missing after swimming in waters that churned violently as the quake struck.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
The problem: The bay is one of the world’s most bustling shipping areas, plied by ferries, oil tankers, cargo vessels and cruise liners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
As mouse-eared pilgrims plied the sidewalks outside, the party faithful — meeting several long blocks from Disneyland — engaged in their own bit of escapism and magical thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Not Weep nor the Cusp nor the citadel were visible, but a great deal of pale-rose sky, and, beneath it, this broad path of smooth green water plied by birds with long, curved necks.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Yanet Dominguez, a fifth-grade teacher at the school, said parents had been plying her with questions about the building's structural safety.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Of course, Na is toying with his audience’s show me anticipation, while plying his trademark humor about rural sensibilities and desperate needling behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Owners of several vehicles plying the streets rejoiced with symbolic honks and screams, most of them either waving the flag or hanging samples by their car windows.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
He’s a retired wrestler who comes back into her life after his other family kicks him to the curb, and reasons that they’re both entertainers plying their craft to make ends meet.
From Salon ● May 4, 2026