knotted

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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

The traditional hiring channels are broken, and the employment pipeline is knotted.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

The tightly knotted issues of housing and race have troubled generations of Americans, black and white, liberal and conservative.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson