knot
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Cher and Sonny were together for more than a decade, tying the knot in an unofficial ceremony in 1964, when she was just 17, before legally marrying in 1969.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The 1975's frontman Matty Healy and model Gabriette Bechtel have tied the knot in Los Angeles.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Qualley and Antonoff tied the knot in August 2023, a little over a year after they got engaged in May 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Blazy has barely put a foot wrong, and designed the wedding dress of British singer Dua Lipa when she tied the knot with actor Callum Turner in Sicily earlier this month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
He plays with the loose knot of his tie.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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In an accompanying statement, the groups argued the rule changes could immediately harm wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzly bears, salmon and steelhead fish, bird species like rufa red knots and golden-cheeked warblers, and insect pollinators.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
"They have to go at really slow speeds, probably two or three knots, so they can conduct a survey of the underwater environments," said Kelly.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
But many others twist themselves into knots attempting to explain why sweaty guys punching each other are a core component of the American Way.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Under Mr. Cullman’s incisive direction the entire cast unties the emotional knots of the characters with impressive dexterity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Prayer after prayer I prayed, seven Lord’s Prayers and seven Holy Marys, and it seemed that each one of those knots took away just a little bit more of that whirlwind's strength.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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This Safavid-era carpet created for an ancestral shrine in northwest Iran was gifted by J. Paul Getty and is prized for its ornately knotted design featuring lamps and central medallions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Brunson's layup -- after teammate Jose Alvarado's second steal in 20 seconds -- knotted it at 103-103 with 1:26 remaining and Brunson put the Knicks up for good, 105-103, with 29 seconds left.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Any irregular signal was thought to mean the strand had knotted as it moved through the pore.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
Charlie opens a ghost kitchen and insists on being called “chef,” his apron knotted tight like he’s about to sear duck breast instead of, say, boil milksteak.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
A coconut palm frond knotted into a cross was nailed above the picture.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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A former colleague comes in on the ferry to bring comforter tops for my knotting group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
After the Hornets erased a three-point half-time deficit, knotting the score at 57-57, the Thunder unleashed a 16-1 scoring run to seize a 15-point lead.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
They did it again the seventh, knotting the score at 4-4 on Hernández’s pinch-hit home run.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
The weaving and knotting is still done by hand, but now computer software handles the design and creation of the talim code.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
Chandra had tied a rope to the mango tree, knotting the end.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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