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Dressed in a shabby old coat and chic beret—“a look halfway between woman of mystery and lobster fisher”—Nora aims to thwart a dangerous psychopath while protecting the policeman with whom she’s increasingly smitten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

At night, Elle shrugs on her father’s heavy black coat and slips into a reverie about a myth in which a grief-stricken murderer called the Leather Man searches for his lost daughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Throw in four bunches of baby bok choy and stir to coat them in flavored oil.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

When he got as far as the coat room, Flopears yelped with fear and surprise.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

On the livestream, Gastélum and his friends were wearing bright orange coats and bags typically used by delivery drivers.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Dust coats the staircases leading to the balcony, while rows of worn seats still face the stage beneath peeling painted ceilings and decorative plasterwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

A selection of ceramic test tiles show how they develop organic “accretions” on the surfaces of the vessels on view here, by building up clay slip through countless coats of uneven applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

That strong flavor coats the noodles and produces a delicious, equally concentrated broth.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

November has brought even colder weather, and now our cubbies are jammed with scarves, hats, and heavy coats.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Hence the cold seal solution, in which enough pressure is applied for the barrier coated paper to be bonded against itself.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Shag carpet covered original terra-cotta floors, high-gloss paint coated nearly every wooden surface and overgrown weeds crowded the yard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Scientists believe the striking turquoise color comes from blooms of coccolithophores, microscopic phytoplankton coated in calcium carbonate plates.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

Within days of the pool’s reopening, algae blooms coated the floor with a thick residue reminiscent of the neon green slime left behind by the Ghostbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The walk to the porch coated my new white canvas slip-ons in a thin layer of orange dirt.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

A new and improved anti-graffiti coating will be installed Friday, Hellmann added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

While paper or cardboard packaging might on its own be recyclable, the presence of a label, a seal or a coating can negate that.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

In simple terms, the new crystals grow in alignment with the tooth's existing structure, allowing them to connect with the natural tissue beneath them rather than forming a separate, poorly organized coating.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

It’s blended with an almost unreasonable amount of lemon zest and juice before coating every ridge of cavatappi.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

The baby was bom with a coating of moonlight stuck to her skin, and she was named Soledad.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau