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Outside the museum, the graves of nearly 300 soldiers fan out in neat rows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

After shaking hands, Trump and Xi walked the red carpet and inspected Chinese troops who lined up in impeccably neat rows.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The final collection for Wilson is pleated, fluffy, lacy and — with its neat A-line cuts and sophisticated collars — unmistakably tennis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The dating test furnishes a neat illustration: three profiles—identical in every respect except astrological sign, all showing the same picture of a young man named “Michael”—were created on a popular Chinese dating app.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

If I wanted neat lines and sharp details, the stitches would have to be tiny.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows