lace
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Since then, several technical studies and two test trips with a full-scale reproduction of the tapestry have been undertaken to meet the logistical challenge of transporting a work as delicate as lace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
There’s a friendship bracelet from a volunteer trip to Haiti, a horseshoe found on a Grand Canyon trail and antique lace from a market in Bruges, Belgium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Harding challenged Dudamel to a race around the bases, but before the pair could lace up their cleats, Dudamel quickly told him, “You will win.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Her final garment is a three-piece set combining a lycra sports bra with a mesh cutout, a layered lace tennis skirt and a cropped sherpa jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
I’ve been bellowing in the direction of Emma’s bedroom for five minutes, but the shadow behind the lace curtains hasn’t budged.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Alphie told The Nolan Show that Donall brushes his teeth three times and check his laces six times before he is ready for the day.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Heading into the exhibition I was eager to see what 18th-century ribbons and laces if not frock coats and gowns would be displayed as ancillary objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
A spoonful of brown sugar becomes caramel as it melts; diced apples collapse into little pockets of warmth; cinnamon laces the air with something almost nostalgic.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
The design also weaves Loewe’s pebble texture and On’s signature semitranslucent mesh, bound together with drawstring elastic laces for an athletic shoe with luxury flair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
She listened to Taisin’s chattering teeth as she worked the wet laces, wanting to curse at the knots Taisin had tied.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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To some degree, the AI race is laced with inflation concerns for the stock market in the near term, as strong demand for chips has led to pricing power for companies that make them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
Microplastics also get released into the environment when people use products laced with the particles.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
A couple of days later, I was in our nation’s seat of power, the Florsheims in question laced firmly onto my feet.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
In her memory, Ms. Phillips writes, “the brother closest to me whispers, their wings are flying up, as singed leaves laced with sparks scatter drowsily higher.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Miss Mortimer brought her cups of soothing tea laced with honey, and the children laughed and clapped to see her acting out all her thoughts, rather than speaking them.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Ilkay Gundogan executed his effort with perfection, lacing a ferocious, dipping strike into David de Gea's top corner, the Manchester United stopper only able to watch it fly in.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
And on Sunday night, as America was heating up nachos for Super Bowl parties, Team USA’s skaters were lacing up for their own winner-take-all showdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
It also feels like a moment — to use a sports metaphor, which I’m not an athlete — that you’re lacing up your shoes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
He said that in 15 years of lacing up his cleats, he could only recall one minor muscle pull.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
Her father gulped down the rest of his coffee and began lacing his boots.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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