checkerboard

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They include the removal of the black-and-white checkerboard floor, which fans of the show came to recognize and love.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The red and white checkerboard of Croatia's home kit is another classic design that evokes tournaments past.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

But to try one of Vancouver’s most beloved Chinese restaurants, make for Chinatown BBQ, where the checkerboard floors and hanging meat evoke a classic Cantonese chopshop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

A makeshift DJ booth, assembled from a couple of upended shopping carts and some speakers, is at one edge of the checkerboard in the dimly lighted room, underscoring the general do-it-yourself ethos of Rosales’ aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where, in spring, white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson