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collar

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /




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Recognizable by a subtle sparkly strip hidden inside a collar or on an aglet at the end of a drawstring cord, Cucinelli’s luxury clothing brand employs a muted palette of tans and grays.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Death sentences for white collar crimes however remain rare, though they are meted out occasionally, typically if the cases involve large sums exceeding 1bn yuan.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

If you can’t get your pet chipped in time for Saturday, make sure they have a good collar with an up-to-date name tag and contact number, Oreck said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

He specialized in identifying and investigating sophisticated white collar crimes ranging from art forgery and insider trading to transnational fraud organizations and crimes involving crypto currency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Tao Tao is released into the wild wearing a radio collar.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

His win comes as a growing number of blue worker collars in China have in recent years been making their mark in the literary world.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

Both Hole’s Courtney Love and Babes in Toyland’s Kat Bjelland claimed to be the first to perform in vintage, threadbare dresses with Peter Pan collars and puff sleeves, accessorized with knee socks and Mary Janes.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

Put spread collars can also protect gains in markets that have rallied the most over the past three months, the bank added.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

“There were young blondes in polo coats and hipsters with beards, and the wives of Senators; there were white faces and black faces, ministers’ collars and turtleneck sweaters.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

She wore a long skirt from Aritzia, a collared blue tank, a belt and loafers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

She’s wearing oversize sunglasses, a crisp collared shirt, an even crisper pleated navy skirt and leopard-print pumps.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Published this week in PNAS, the study draws on nine years of GPS tracking data from collared wolves and cougars.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2026

He sits on the couch beside Garrett, wearing a collared shirt under a sweater, and he's so freaking adorable that it almost hurts to look at him.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Tagging and collaring is an underfunded process, said Domingo.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2024

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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