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collar

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /




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In the best performances, rare though they may be, this music grabs listeners by the collar and never lets them go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Black moptop over a face lined like a well-traveled map, and a jacket with the collar turned up against the perennial winter of cinematic 1970s New York City.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

True to form, Joe Lycett wore a polka-dot shorts suit with a purple feather collar.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gnocchi wears a pink collar with his name on it, an air tag and a red harness with a leash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Christoffels was resplendent in a new black suit, new checkered vest, a snowy white shirt, flowered tie, and stiff starched collar.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Scientists will use GPS collars to track mountain lions, coyotes, bobcats, deer and gray fox.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Hikers and urban walkers are wearing them on socks and jacket collars; parents are tacking them onto kids’ hats and backpacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

He’s open to clients using equipment such as prong collars for larger, more aggressive dogs where appropriate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

At LupinePet, which makes dog collars and leashes using materials sourced from around the world, costs have risen because of tariffs and fuel surcharges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

He turned to Katie and explained: “So many years comes this girl by me to buy dickies and paper collars for the papa. Now for a whole year already, she don’t come.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Wearing a clerical collared shirt, Boateng moves through rows of buses loading passengers before boarding one bound for Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Some members of the Whaleback pack are collared, providing a good starting point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

An iron- collared male drove each machine, but an Amazon warrior stood on a platform in back, manning a giant mounted crossbow.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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

But even on Key Largo, collaring prey will only ever be one of a suite of tactics experts use to try to keep pythons at bay.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 20, 2023

Founded more than 30 years ago, andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is a leader in hands-on guest conservation experiences rooted in scientific need, ranging from rhino dehorning to elephant collaring.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022

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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