mat
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But all that is “ringing hollow” now, and not because of streaming and smoking bans: “They took away the welcome mat / Lady Liberty don’t look so good when there’s a tear in her gown.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"We were sleeping on a mat outside the church last night," said Tran Le Tap, a 65-year-old saleswoman who travelled from the southern province of An Giang.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Double heel raises, which are a breeze on land, were nearly impossible on the wobbly mat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Everyone knew how this fight would go: Nurmagomedov would take Iaquinta down to the mat, wear him down, and eventually choke him out.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
She barely heard the other girls’ voices, and as soon as possible she stretched out on a sleeping mat.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
She said they were severely matted and it took the team more than two days to gently shave and groom them before rehabilitation could begin.
From BBC ● May 8, 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
There were no more sacks, only a pile of the straw, matted up in the corner nearest the door.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
It has seen the installation of a new drainage system and protective matting, with the local authority saying this has "removed the immediate risk" to homes below.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2025
Wearing skullcaps, about 60 kneeled in the sun on green matting spread over bits of scrubby brown vegetation.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
The agency also concluded that FF9 Pictures Ltd. failed to extend the crash matting “needed to mitigate the consequences of an unintended fall” after changes were made to the stunt sequence and set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Families pick the type of frame and matting and then a professional framer gets started.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
We went on down the clear road and as it turned a corner into the open and went into the square arched tunnel of matting the rain started again.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
