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collar

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /




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To unpack the other complicated details of this case’s non-ending, I spoke with Effie Blassberger, trial attorney at Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder who focuses on MeToo litigation, alongside white collar criminal defense.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Instead, it has a characteristic dark collar marking.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Reflected sunglasses cover his eyes while a second pair hangs from the collar of his plain white T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Nice's away shirt is another contender for kit of the season with its simple, but effective colour palette, classic fold-over collar and piping down the sleeves.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Masterji Thakur took a deep breath and pulled down his collar.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Conservation initiative The Grazing Project has pioneered use of the collars on large flocks of sheep, with its efforts so successful it is now training four grazing cows to use the collars too.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Everyone was extremely friendly and on the fashion front, no popped collars in sight — only gym clothes and cool-looking fencing gear: mask, chest protector and underarm protector.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

While some lament the decline of suits and ties, others are relieved to ditch the starchy collars and pantyhose.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

AFP previously investigated a multilingual trend of videos stealing seniors’ identities to bait users into sympathetic purchases of slippers and dog collars.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The gowns of these were pleated and padded, with high rufflike collars, epaulettes and jewelled belts.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

This was a public course with a casual vibe, but it still had a handful of rules including: You must wear a collared shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

It said archaeological trenches dug near the route of the underground cable "contained the rim of an inverted pottery vessel whose fabric suggests a Bronze Age collared urn circa 1700-1500BC, typically associated with human burial".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Big stock owners are hedging with collared positions—selling upside calls to buy downside puts.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Born into the Beyem Seyo pack, she made her way down to the Yowlumni Pack in Tulare County, where she was collared in May.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

Surrounded by chollas, bur sage, and the comical scurrying of collared lizards, McCandless pitched his tent in the puny shade of a tamarisk and basked in his newfound freedom.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

To do so safely, Blair suggested collaring and keeping cats close on a well-fitted harness.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Their small, fuzzy bodies made collaring them difficult, too.

From Science Magazine Jan. 25, 2024

Fortunately, another research team was carrying out a collaring project to track matriarch elephants.

From Scientific American Oct. 21, 2021

The UK-based non-profit organisation, Fauna & Flora International, has been involved in efforts to protect the Ustyurt population by establishing a new anti-poaching ranger team and using satellite collaring to monitor saiga movements.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2021

The muck seemed to climb me, rising up my arms, my chest, collaring my throat like a noose.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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