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collar

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /




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Afterward, she ensured Gnocchi always left the house with a collar in addition to the harness.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

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

Barely 3.7% of graduates or post-graduates found white collar work and under 7% landed permanent salaried jobs, according to the report.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

I took in the hat with its sweeping feather, the ermine collar, the white-gloved hand resting on his arm.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

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

Keira Washtell, a PhD researcher on the Aberystwyth University project, said trackers on dogs' collars will help understand how they move across the landscape.

From BBC Aug. 2, 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

In the children’s clothing section, the dresses, worn by smiling blond children, had lace collars and patent-leather belts.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

This is my way of telling you I forgot to 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

But if you run on the colder side, she also features flaring long-sleeve jerseys that range between off the shoulder and a collared neckline.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

My half-sleeve collared shirt came from a thrift emporium at the border between Lake and Winter.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

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 on Key Largo, midsize mammals are still abundant enough to study—hence the collaring.

From Scientific American Mar. 20, 2023

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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