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It's there that I learned to swim though I promptly unlearned the crawl and have spent the rest of my life dog-paddling and was presented with a Red Cross card acknowledging my achievement.
CPR Test Gives Me Chest Pain Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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“Swim for the ladder,” I managed to shout, pawing jellyfish aside, dog-paddling frantically, wondering if sharks frequented Oyster Bay.
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“Swim for the ladder,” I managed to shout, pawing jellyfish aside, dog-paddling frantically, wondering if sharks frequented Oyster Bay.
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By 10, young Devon was dog-paddling in strange waters.
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By 10, young Devon was dog-paddling in strange waters.
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He may eventually swim gracefully to a platform, but right now he's just dog-paddling around the pool.
Quote Of The Day 2009
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But without federal, agricultural solutions to these problems, we will all continue dog-paddling through the flotsam and jetsam of unhealthy, resource-intensive, climate damaging food-like substances.
Paula Crossfield: Getting at the Roots of Climate Change: Food 2009
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They put me in mind of dog-paddling in 50 feet of riptide, out of my depth, beyond my strength and running out of air.
Montale Amber and Spices, Wild Aoud, and Aoud Leather Marina Geigert 2009
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By 10, young Devon was dog-paddling in strange waters.
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By 10, young Devon was dog-paddling in strange waters.
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