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collar

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /




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This includes Callin, who has had two major crashes, suffering a concussion and a bruised collar bone, but no lasting injuries.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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

“It’s really a white collar sport now,” said Los Angeles club coach Michael Dyer, who uses a sliding fee scale to keep less-affluent 12-year-olds on his team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Another video angle shows agents holding him by the collar as they walk him down the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lord Fredrick pulled at his shirt collar as if it had tightened like a noose.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

The work will also build on innovative use of GPS livestock collars to manage grazing more precisely.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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

While some lament the decline of suits and ties, others are relieved to ditch the starchy collars and pantyhose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The ties were pulled down a little so the shirt collars could be unbuttoned.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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

BRQ: My uniform was fishnets with Ugg boots that went up to my knees, shorts and two layered tank tops or a collared shirt with a tank top underneath and the collar open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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

“Yeah, but he’s already wearing a collared shirt and cologne.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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

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

Now a biologist based at Wildlife SOS, Shanmugavelu was preparing for a trip to Chhattisgarh in northern India for a radio collaring operation on a group of problematic elephants there.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2020

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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