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knot

[not] / nɒt /




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“Love Story” isn’t alone in heading to a rural setting to tie the knot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

To overcome this reluctance and ensure that only people interested in tying the knot joined, those signing up had to prove that they were legally single and pass an online interview, among other conditions.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

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

Discovery WBD -0.69%decrease; down pointing triangle are at the altar—but can’t tie the knot quite yet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The knot in my chest eased as we fell into the familiar rhythm of discussing books and planning our conquest of ATO for later, but a nugget of discomfort stayed with me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."

From Barron's Jul. 8, 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

They can travel around 40 nautical miles at 25 knots before they need an hour to fully recharge.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

“And so kind. She’d tie herself in knots if it meant helping someone in trouble. Ye brought her back to me.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

I studied the pastries while pretending not to listen: tea-infused buns knotted with candied citrus, laminated pastry layered with spiced cream cheese, craggy oat muffins dotted with boysenberry preserves.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

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

Yet his discarded idea of knotted structures may still help explain one of the deepest questions in science: why anything in the universe exists at all.

From Science Daily Dec. 7, 2025

And we were all encased in formal clothes—Mom in a dress, me in long pants and a sports jacket, with a new tie carefully knotted at my neck.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

We host volunteers for dinner and knotting comforters for refugees many Monday evenings.

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

There are video tutorials dedicated to the various ways the wearer can transform the garment by tying, twisting, knotting and wrapping it around the body.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2023

Dominic Fletcher hit a ground ball to short that his brother, David, couldn’t field despite a diving try, scoring Emmanuel Rivera and knotting the score at 1.

From Washington Times Jul. 2, 2023

Her brows knotting, she scanned the other claw marks.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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