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lanyard

[lan-yerd] / ˈlæn yərd /
NOUN
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Shortly after taking bronze in the parallel giant slalom Sunday, Bulgarian snowboarder Tervel Zamfirov was running when the medal detached from the lanyard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Wear your phone on a lanyard while in flight.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2025

"We’re very grateful that the trust have revoked the lanyard policy that should never have been implemented", Leigh said.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

All attendees would also get a lanyard similar to the ones worn in the actual negotiations.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

He straightened his tie and took his Phi Beta Kappa key from his vest pocket and began to twirl it on its lanyard, as he often did on such occasions.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown