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jacket

[jak-it] / ˈdʒæk ɪt /


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Remember the pope in a big puffy jacket back in March 2023?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The small boats involved in Channel crossings can be overcrowded, too flimsy, and not everyone wears a life jacket, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Their daughters ran to a cafe to retrieve the life jacket and flotation ring used by Craig, who said: "I think the floating devices have to be closer to the front of the shore."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

He said the man also wore a black bomber-style jacket, black pants with red stripes and shiny black shoes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

My mind takes me back to the man with the red jacket.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

About $1,200 of her total went toward uniforms for her daughter’s private school, where single shirts and jackets from designated vendors can cost $50 to $70 each.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

My grandmother made holiday decorations for the house, and my grandfather worked with leather, making jackets and boots.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"I flew from Shanghai to Chongqing this morning, and the first priority is this shoot," 30-year-old Liu Changqing told AFP, dressed in one of the heavy motorcycle jackets rented to customers, despite the sweltering heat.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Kahaan asked him to bring back Puma football boots, Levi's jeans and jackets.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

There was a high hedge of hazel on either side and you could see clusters of ripe brown nuts in their green jackets.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

"Everyone who was sort of leather jacketed, leaning against the wall, too cool to dance, started dancing," recalls Pierson.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

A slightly overcast sky for the first race eventually gave way to sunshine, warming the mostly jacketed crowd announced at 37,143.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2023

Shooting a 160-grain jacketed bullet at almost 2,000 feet per second, it was a speed demon at the time.

From Washington Times Jun. 14, 2020

These bullets are often jacketed by a harder metal like copper or steel.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2018

Surprised, Peanut hesitated, then broke for his basket, not noticing that Ben trailed him and not noticing that a flight jacketed figure trailed Ben on the sidelines.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The students have been asked to design a new fabric to be used for menswear sport jacketing.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2023

Book jackets so seldom reflect the nature of what they are jacketing that Philippe Halsman's photo for this collection of Author Moravia's short stories deserves attention.

From Time Magazine Archive

But I had grown too used to the jacket during my incorrigible days to let a single jacketing injure me. 

From The Jacket (Star-Rover) by London, Jack

The object of jacketing is to prevent the loss of heat from the steam within the cylinder by radiation.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

It has the advantage over methods of lagging or jacketing that the manure can be thrown over any pipe, water-seal, washing apparatus, &c., even if the plant is constructed in several separate items.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)




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