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carpet

[kahr-pit] / ˈkɑr pɪt /
NOUN
nappy floor covering
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Dr Martyn Kurr, a marine biologist from Bangor University told BBC News that non-native or "biofouling" species, like the carpet sea squirt, can outcompete native wildlife for valuable nutrients.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“It’s very hard for people to accept that the Oriental carpet they bought now will have only $100 or $200 worth of value,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

They reunited earlier this year and walked the red carpet together for the BET Awards on June 28.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The videos show a mix of congressional aides, associates of Mr. McConnell, health and support staff, his wife, Elaine Chao, and even men holding carpet samples.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Flames had made their way into the lobby, catching on the thick carpet, on the restored wallpapers, the posters.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The brigade command post in Mykilske, where Stupnikov often sat behind a set of screens, was decked out with chairs, sofas, carpets and large-screen televisions looted from local homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Iranian exports to Kuwait consisted mostly of food and agricultural products, fish, carpets and construction materials.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

She panics on red carpets and says interviews make her nervous, although she certainly doesn’t seem it today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Hollywood power couple Tom Holland and Zendaya have been dominating red carpets all summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The carpets of wintergreen began to show red berries, and Mr. Chris said they’d not stop growing all winter long.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

We meet Mona in media res, nervously tapping her shoes on the carpeted lobby floor and fretting over her audition.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Swaths of the region are carpeted in grasses that each year grow and then die, creating what Acuña described as a patchwork of layers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Trump shared photos of the suspected shooter, shirtless and in handcuffs facedown on a carpeted floor, in what appears to be the Hilton lobby.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

Remember when America Online CDs carpeted America and “You’ve got mail” felt like the future?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

A bead roller coaster on the carpeted floor.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

AFP video footage showed that the fire had burned down the mosque's interior carpeting and blackened the walls.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Luckily, she found both at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach, which her team covered in red carpeting to stay faithful to the Sherman Oaks mall’s original design.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Its bright orange shade looked almost neon against the phantasmagoric roses bursting from the carpeting and wallpaper—every inch of this underworld custom-calibrated for a blindingly colorful ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Embassy, which had been closed since 2019, workers have been scrubbing mold, rolling out fresh wall-to-wall carpeting and installing new air conditioning units.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

Dents in the carpeting hinted at what used to be there.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate


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