belt
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In baggage claim, she picked up a luggage cart and picked all of our bags off the belt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
At a recycling plant in Coventry, I watched staff sorting rubbish on a fast-moving conveyor belt when a crushed yellow sharps container suddenly appeared among the waste.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Having three movies under their belt helps there, too.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
All the while, another machine consisting of a motor, a cylindrical blade assembly and a conveyor belt swallowed logs into one end and delivered a stream of wood chips out the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He’s got his quirks—chains his tea mug to the radiator by his desk, wears a tie for a belt, and rides a rickety bicycle along country lanes while wearing a gas mask.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The Van Allen belts do not extend into the lunar environment, so the radiation encountered there contains a greater contribution from high-energy particles originating elsewhere in the galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Even Lorén’s voice got a workout on the title track “Libertad,” delivering her highest belts yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Six Flags FUN -6.49%decrease; down pointing triangle said it plans to add seat belts to some of its roller coasters following a deadly incident this month at its Georgia theme park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"Everything is tough. We have dramatically tightened our belts," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Long knives were thrust into their belts, and from the neck of one warrior hung a curved hunting horn.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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Another hundred would have made the selection decision difficult, explaining Banton's obvious disappointment when he somehow belted Arafat to Shaheen Afridi.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The next morning, “they both belted out good mornings to the valley below,” Friends of Big Bear Valley wrote in a Facebook post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But for now, the most viable method to avoid infection is to wear a long-sleeved shirt tucked into belted pants, and socks—even better if the clothing is permethrin-treated.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Home crowds belted “Country Roads” and he admitted that hearing “The Star-Spangled Banner” made him emotional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Another kid had pants belted just above his knees.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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“Truthfully, I knew since I was very young that it was something I always wanted to do. I was belting Avril Lavigne in the basement with all the doors locked.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Celine Dion kicked off Paris Fashion Week in style on Monday, stepping onto the catwalk beneath the Eiffel Tower and belting out "I'm Alive" to a delighted crowd in a surprise performance.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
She’s not a diva belting out choruses and taking up space—instead, she sometimes seems like a master of ceremonies, someone hosting the party rather than hogging the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“If walls could sing, this charming three-story mountain retreat would be belting out a country classic,” the description continues, noting that “nearly everything inside remains just as Dolly left it.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The singing is still not good, but she’s got one hand over her heart and she’s belting a lyric about not knowing her fate with real emotion in her voice.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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