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lanyard

[lan-yerd] / ˈlæn jərd /
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When a fellow Berkshire executive asked him on a brief elevator ride why his pass looked different than the “managers” lanyard he wore, Shamieh gave a noncommittal response.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

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

Bietz also denied accusations that he was carrying a knife on the beach, saying that the object photographed in his hand was likely either a stick, his phone or the lanyard attached to his keys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

Wear your phone on a lanyard while in flight.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025

“Oh, well,” said Malcolm, and he tried to take the lanyard away gently.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

I showed up not long after doors opened and was greeted by two lengthy lines of well-dressed people crowding the block, tittering with expectation, interacting with myriad Ramp employees identifiable by those yellow lanyards.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

I’ve seen people use fanny packs with tethers inside to further secure phones and also phone lanyards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Their conversations were not limited to convention halls crowded with researchers wearing white conference lanyards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

As well as collecting their lanyards and being assigned IT login details, there were officers on hand to talk through some aspects of council services and how the authority works.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

Immediately, I spotted all three Baker sisters sitting at a round table with several other girls, working on lanyards under the direction of a community center worker.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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