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Recent Examples of shovel
The complaints resemble those from Washington about China’s policy of shoveling money into homegrown companies in defiance of global trade agreements.
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Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Research shows using a snowblower raises the heat rate to about 120 beats a minute compared with a heart rate of about 170 beats a minute when shoveling, according to the American Heart Association.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Sanitation workers shoveled sand and snow through half the night.
—Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Mashburn shoveled out Watson’s truck, then scraped the windshield and other windows.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Research shows using a snowblower raises the heat rate to about 120 beats a minute compared with a heart rate of about 170 beats a minute when shoveling, according to the American Heart Association.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Sanitation workers shoveled sand and snow through half the night.
—Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Mashburn shoveled out Watson’s truck, then scraped the windshield and other windows.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Shovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shovel. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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