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coat

[koht] / koʊt /






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The only place I would have put it was in my coat closet behind my other old wedding dress that I still needed to sell, and it definitely was not there.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Out in the yard, the fire hydrants received a fresh, bright coat of yellow paint.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Now, a sleeveless velvet coat she owned will be sold at The Cotswold Auction Company in Cheltenham to raise money for the Dogs in Distress charity.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

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

But I kept my coat wrapped tight around me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

On the Northwest Coast of North America, for instance, some Indigenous communities bred small dogs with woolly coats specifically for their hair.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

There are plans to turn Friday's pop-up, where parents could donate or take home items including coats, blazers and prom dresses, into a regular event.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The weathered thread compartment holds two toy horses with armed riders in red coats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Nor does Palantir need to sell chore coats and tennis skirts to meet its bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

A bunch of young men in tattered coats and hats were pelting each other with balls of ice, roaring with laughter like kids having a snowball fight.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis

Northern sled dogs became compact and heavily coated for cold conditions, while hunting dogs near the equator tended to be leaner and better suited to heat.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Henkel's cold seal solution is already available for packaging manufacturers to apply to barrier coated paper.

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

Pour the mixture over the oyster crackers and toss until evenly coated.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

It’s coated with mashed mush but it’s okay!

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Though he says you must keep them in a safe place to ensure the coating on the lenses isn't torn, worn or damaged, as that would make them unsafe to use again.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Hearn, who visited the reflecting pool in June during a bike ride, has said he reached his hand in the water to touch a piece of the coating that had already detached from the bottom.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Newer cars and trucks employ opposite frequency technology, which lowers road noise, silicone-based coating on door seals that cuts virtually all high-frequency whistling, and noise-dampening designs on windows, to name a few technologies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 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

Then she began coating herself with mud and grass, and probably a little cow dung.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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