knot
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Discovery WBD -0.69%decrease; down pointing triangle are at the altar—but can’t tie the knot quite yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Qualley and Antonoff tied the knot in August 2023, a little over a year after they got engaged in May 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
However, after a few cryptic Instagram stories, James posted on Instagram on Saturday that he did in fact, watch the superstar couple tie the knot.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
As a 31-year-old with a lot of friends who are tying the knot, I’ve been attending a ton of weddings lately.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
As the first prayer ended and I closed the first knot, the rain stopped completely and the rest of the lechuzas screeched in pain and flew into the barn.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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In an accompanying statement, the groups argued the rule changes could immediately harm wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzly bears, salmon and steelhead fish, bird species like rufa red knots and golden-cheeked warblers, and insect pollinators.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
But many others twist themselves into knots attempting to explain why sweaty guys punching each other are a core component of the American Way.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
At 22:30 on this warm spring evening, small knots of young people are still hanging out by the fast food restaurant and a cafe across the street.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Unless it’s your job to tout stocks, though, don’t twist yourself into knots thinking up reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He must have been feeling particularly nasty that night, because he’d combined pine sap with the knots.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Think: a jersey dress with knotted ruching in an unexpected shade of green, or leather mules with an inverted heel that makes you look twice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
This Safavid-era carpet created for an ancestral shrine in northwest Iran was gifted by J. Paul Getty and is prized for its ornately knotted design featuring lamps and central medallions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Brunson's layup -- after teammate Jose Alvarado's second steal in 20 seconds -- knotted it at 103-103 with 1:26 remaining and Brunson put the Knicks up for good, 105-103, with 29 seconds left.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Any irregular signal was thought to mean the strand had knotted as it moved through the pore.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
The charm—Anansi’s symbol—was still knotted on the end.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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A former colleague comes in on the ferry to bring comforter tops for my knotting group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
After the Hornets erased a three-point half-time deficit, knotting the score at 57-57, the Thunder unleashed a 16-1 scoring run to seize a 15-point lead.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
They did it again the seventh, knotting the score at 4-4 on Hernández’s pinch-hit home run.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
Dominic Fletcher hit a ground ball to short that his brother, David, couldn’t field despite a diving try, scoring Emmanuel Rivera and knotting the score at 1.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
Their house spirit, the domovoi, was furious, and in retaliation, he did one of his favorite punishments: knotting Anya’s hair as she slept.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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