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The bottom of my swimsuit is moving, collecting from both ends, shimmying and bundling its way inwards, revealing more of my cheeks.
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Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
The forward, playing in her 100th international game, then dribbled into the box and shimmied a couple of times in an effort to distract Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena before putting a right-footed shot into the back of the net for her team-leading fourth goal of the tournament.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
The joy of those cancan dancers in pink, or Lady Gaga shimmying in ostrich feathers and a Dior feather hat, was a valiant tribute to French tradition.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Another option is to make a mini obstacle course or circuit for your child to complete, such as hopping on one foot around the sofa, shimmying under the dining room table, leaping over the backpack, skipping to the kitchen sink, and crab crawling back to the start.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
The forward, playing in her 100th international game, then dribbled into the box and shimmied a couple of times in an effort to distract Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena before putting a right-footed shot into the back of the net for her team-leading fourth goal of the tournament.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
The joy of those cancan dancers in pink, or Lady Gaga shimmying in ostrich feathers and a Dior feather hat, was a valiant tribute to French tradition.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Another option is to make a mini obstacle course or circuit for your child to complete, such as hopping on one foot around the sofa, shimmying under the dining room table, leaping over the backpack, skipping to the kitchen sink, and crab crawling back to the start.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
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After clambering up a ladder into the truck, Killeen, 76, tucked her hair back into a ponytail, settled down on the bench seat and watched as Weppner's truck rolled down the island's main thoroughfare, Midnight Pass Road.Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Little ones here are exceptionally well cared for, thanks to the 53,000-square-foot Kids Club, with programming that includes everything from gardening and cooking to arts and crafts to clambering up the treehouse and ropes course.Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
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Rosie remarked that Joey knew how to boogie, while Derek appreciated how content-packed the routine was.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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This election is a broken info-pipe of raw sewage spewing in every direction, and these guys are boogieing down in the muck.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Mays hit for both power and for average while also shinning at running, throwing and fielding.Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 June 2024
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The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
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Election 2024 live updates:Trump, Harris polls with 2 weeks until Election Day Yesterdays' news: Trump confirms Joe Rogan interview, cancels RFK Jr. town hall Trump bopped to Doral, Florida Tuesday for a roundtable with Hispanic voters.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Photo: Courtesy of Katherine Bernard For three days between fittings, Nicholas, his husband Jake Wiseman, and two of my best friends bopped around Paris flea markets with me hunting for candelabras, vases, and cutwork tablecloths to be decor for the wedding.Katherine Bernard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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But even the most experienced hikers have slipped, stumbled, and skinned a knee while trekking.Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
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After skinning a doe, evaluate how much fat the deer had stored up.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
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Analyst George Tong initiated coverage of KinderCare with a buy rating and 12-month price target of $41, suggesting shares can climb more than 44%.Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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No Longer 'Likely Republican' in Forecast Other recent studies also show that Americans' desire to leave the U.S. has been climbing for decades.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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With Venom: The Last Dance waltzing into theaters on Oct. 25, there's no better time than the present to reacquaint yourself with the saga of Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), the journalist infected with an alien symbiote that imbues him with superhuman powers.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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When the opening was large, many cats waltzed right through without hesitation.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Shimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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