decal
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Users have pointed out that the American flag decal on the phone’s case does not display the flag properly, showing 11 stripes instead of 13 to represent the Thirteen Colonies.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
When Bronner pulled up to company headquarters in his Tesla—a dragon decal along the side and a speckled mutt in the back seat—he was 30 minutes late.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
To advertise her business, she affixed a decal and phone number to her white 1984 Pontiac Fiero, a sporty two-seater with retractable headlights.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
Through the tear gas and dust, his family recognized Retes’ car and the veteran decal on his window.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2025
They had no official uniforms, but wore helmets of various kinds from army surplus stores, motorcycle shops and hard-hat construction sites, each bearing a small silver decal with “Sheriff’s posse” spelled out in black letters.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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Searching the phrase on Etsy today yields thousands of products bearing the phrase, from T-shirts to window decals to letter-bead bracelets.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Sponsors might get branding at the bar, in mirror decals that show up in attendees’ photos or on QR codes on tables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
France and Germany require vehicles traveling in these areas to have special decals to show they meet emissions standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
For the last two decades, more than a million motorists who have slapped “clean air vehicle” decals on their electric and hybrid cars have been free to cruise in carpool lanes with no passengers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
If I could choose, I’d wear blue jeans with sparkly decals, a blouse with decorated buttons, and a vest!
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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He retreats to his souped-up, eye-catching blue trophy truck with “Philly’s Own Reinvention Club” decaled on the side, and a stab of jealousy twists Sabrina’s guts.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2022
The agency said it has been unable to determine a correlation between decaled vehicles and lethargic diamond lanes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2018
A yellow school bus belonging to their church sat nearby — ‘‘God Bless Honduras’’ and ‘‘Never Give Up’’ colorfully decaled across the windshields.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2015
Bezzina’s van, a boxy 12-seat Ford, would look at home in a church parking lot if not for the knobby antennas on top and the route decaled in yellow across its doors: “Connecting the Future.”
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2014
Helmeted, buckled up and clad in a fireproof jumpsuit, he averages about 150 m.p.h. in his 670-horsepower gold-on-black Pontiac and is usually hotly pursued by a roaring pack of heavily decaled Chevys, Fords and Chryslers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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