collar
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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
A treatment to eliminate ticks on deer, like a tick collar on dogs, shows promise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 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
True to form, Joe Lycett wore a polka-dot shorts suit with a purple feather collar.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It’s a cream color and has a soft fluffy collar.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
These characters, representing mythical beings, are ornamented with fine drapery, ruff collars and jewelry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
However, other wild dogs tracked with GPS collars in the study died in illegal snares, underlining the dangers they face.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ben said training cows to wear the collars had opened up the possibility of using sheep and cows together to rewild new parts of Jersey.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
One bandit splits open waistbands, collars, and cuffs looking for hidden money.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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
This is my way of telling you I forgot to 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
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
An iron- collared male drove each machine, but an Amazon warrior stood on a platform in back, manning a giant mounted crossbow.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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
Founded more than 30 years ago, andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is a leader in hands-on guest conservation experiences rooted in scientific need, ranging from rhino dehorning to elephant collaring.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
Fortunately, another research team was carrying out a collaring project to track matriarch elephants.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 21, 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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