blanket
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Immigration lawyers point out that the action is not a blanket suspension of green card applications for all employers, but a targeted enforcement freeze on the Permanent Labor Certification program for the eight named corporations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The government clarified it does not seek a blanket ban on the glasses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
A blanket ban on all cosmetic filters for children will also be put in place.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A half-mile away, in a stretch farther from the river that had sat mostly vacant since Beacon Manufacturing closed its blanket factory nearly 25 years ago, new businesses are opening one after another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Maybe they’ll simply paw through the blanket, give her a once-over, and send her along.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Currently, autumn clothing bundles are in demand, but volunteers have already started putting together a Christmas box of festive clothing, blankets, and shoes.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Outside, men sat in groups, some draped in blankets, while others carrying shovels and wearing mining boots appeared to be returning from nearby shafts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
According to the simulations, the same collision could also have generated the regolith that now blankets much of the moon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
She also suggests "adding layers of texture through cushions, throws and blankets" thinking about mixing materials like velvet, boucle or chunky knits.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
After they’d called his aunt Lisa and secured permission for a sleepover, he and Maya-Jade made a nest of blankets on the L-shaped sofa and began their latest Fornax Force.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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