mat
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Frequently, the volunteers who get zapped yelp as they collapse limply down on a soft mat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Before his fall, Langton was attempting to move into a handstand position on the high bar but lost his grip and fell head first on to the mat.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Sielsch drove to a home that had been burglarized by a bear to install an electric mat on the back porch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
Within minutes, Sookie must have flaked enough scratch-ticket snow onto the floor mat to fill a coffee cup.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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
A scrawny gray-brown thing with long matted fur.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
City Hall insisted the design followed Football Foundation guidance to contain rubber infill with raised barriers, boot brushes, matting and filtered drainage, which it said Natural England had not objected to.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
The rabbits appeared well fed, but the majority are longhaired, meaning they should not have been kept outdoors and require daily brushing to avoid painful matting of the fur, Hadzimuratovic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
Families pick the type of frame and matting and then a professional framer gets started.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Some of the bamboo matting gets moldy in spring and requires a scrub down.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
I tried not to think about the parade of filthy people who had previously stood in my place, sweat matting their hair, soaking into the headrest.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
