boots

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Reputedly, he destroyed hundreds of his own negatives, and the celluloid was melted down -- and some of it used as raw material to make soldiers' boots during World War I.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“This is a night I dreamed about for a long time,” he said, dressed in a red hoodie, shorts and Paddington-gone-Balenciaga rain boots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The president wanted all three: to enforce the free navigation of the sea, quickly, without deploying boots on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

One of the leading dismissive comments is that this wasn’t even a moon landing, and only returning with dusty boots would be significant.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Above us the hammering and the tramp of boots had stopped.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom