mat
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QVC is rolling out the welcome mat for agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Medics whisked him to safety, gave him a pain blocker, and placed him in a bed with a recessed, plush mat that molded to his body.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This stone bath mat is absorbent and quick-drying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Carol Baxter, 64, gave D'Wit a job designing a website for her lucrative shower mat business and soon took the loner under her wing.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Owen and George pushed the door open and stepped over the polar bear welcome mat.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
She said when Paul dropped Honey off he told her she was "very matted" which she found odd, adding she had been brushed that morning and is brushed "every day".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The schoolhouse is a dull, matted red, as are other architectural elements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
When you got away from the individual hairs, and now you had these brushstrokes that felt more like matted fur again, there was an interesting reality that came from that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
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
The olive trees where they took cover were stunted, with matted branches hanging almost to the ground, as if the weight of their leaves was too much for them.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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
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
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 stare at the grooves in the rubber matting on the floor.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
