belt
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In baggage claim, she picked up a luggage cart and picked all of our bags off the belt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Having three movies under their belt helps there, too.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
At a recycling plant in Coventry, I watched staff sorting rubbish on a fast-moving conveyor belt when a crushed yellow sharps container suddenly appeared among the waste.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
All the while, another machine consisting of a motor, a cylindrical blade assembly and a conveyor belt swallowed logs into one end and delivered a stream of wood chips out the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Rowan pulled it from his belt and unrolled it.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Some of the radiation recorded during that mission came from low-energy protons trapped within Earth's Van Allen radiation belts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
"People used to compare who had spent more," dance teacher Yuan told AFP at a new retail space in central Shanghai filled with luxury handbags, belts and jewellery items -- all second hand.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
We were dressed in our rancho libertarian best: jeans, embroidered leather belts, pearl snap shirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
That means playing financial defense at home, tightening our belts and getting used to living standards that don’t rise, or rise and fall sporadically.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Their new weapons they hung on their leather belts under their jackets, feeling them very awkward, and wondering if they would be of any use.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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But for now, the most viable method to avoid infection is to wear a long-sleeved shirt tucked into belted pants, and socks—even better if the clothing is permethrin-treated.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
As the small pocket of outnumbered England fans belted pop hits of the 1990s into the hazy night, it was easy to forget that this was just the round of 16.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
It has become a new tradition in recent weeks, being belted out after all three of the men's team's wins in the US.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
He didn't take much convincing and belted out the lyrics of the Vanilla Ice hit - to the delight of the Gunners fans.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
A number of peons were standing about, turbaned and belted, much more imposing than the tannery chowkidars had been.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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Celine Dion kicked off Paris Fashion Week in style on Monday, stepping onto the catwalk beneath the Eiffel Tower and belting out "I'm Alive" to a delighted crowd in a surprise performance.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
He performed the 1986 megahit, with the audience belting the chorus in his place toward the end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
She’s not a diva belting out choruses and taking up space—instead, she sometimes seems like a master of ceremonies, someone hosting the party rather than hogging the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“If walls could sing, this charming three-story mountain retreat would be belting out a country classic,” the description continues, noting that “nearly everything inside remains just as Dolly left it.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
On his radio somebody named Dolly Parton is belting out a country song about some love gone wrong, but John Mark is all smiles.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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