mat
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They might be poseurs tossing around references to Ginsberg and Bukowski, but the welcome mat the group offers Ed is enticing and inspiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
His father was forced to sell their mat factory, as well as the home De Zerbi grew up in, instead moving into a small flat.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The 19-year-old, from the City of Birmingham Gymnastics Club, needed lengthy treatment on the mat after a horrible fall in the final rotation of the evening at The Arena.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The floor mat stretches act like assisted yoga, which is incredible for restoring joint mobility after a long haul.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Togbe set down his fish trap and lay back on the mat, propped up on his elbows.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
However, many dogs were found with "matted and crusted coats" that required treatment.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
The schoolhouse is a dull, matted red, as are other architectural elements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
To a matted poodle: “Sweet love, what are you?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
As erosion slows, marsh and streamside vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can increasingly stand firm against flooding, or surging waves.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
“Where are we going again?” she said sweetly, brushing a strand of her matted hair from her face.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Rabbit adopters must perform perpetual grooming to keep the rabbit’s fur from matting and must keep a close eye on the bunnies’ diet and poops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
Wearing skullcaps, about 60 kneeled in the sun on green matting spread over bits of scrubby brown vegetation.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
An England XI featuring Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart lost by three runs chasing 177 in Amstelveen in 1989 on a sodden matting pitch.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
Families pick the type of frame and matting and then a professional framer gets started.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
There was a candle burning just outside, and on the matting in the gallery.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
