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collar

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /




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Wearing a royal blue jumper with a red collar, the musician then urged fans to keep an eye out for and support each other.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the best performances, rare though they may be, this music grabs listeners by the collar and never lets them go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Black moptop over a face lined like a well-traveled map, and a jacket with the collar turned up against the perennial winter of cinematic 1970s New York City.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Bear surrendered his collar in March after a decade of being a very good boy as one of the first dogs in the country to be trained to detect the scent of koala fur.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“It’s...not my birthday, is it?” said Boaz, yanking up the collar of his sweatshirt and hoping Aunt Hila didn’t notice the motion.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

These characters, representing mythical beings, are ornamented with fine drapery, ruff collars and jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Many items on sale reveal her adoration of animals, including a large selection of cuddly toys and collars that belonged to her dogs.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

At LupinePet, which makes dog collars and leashes using materials sourced from around the world, costs have risen because of tariffs and fuel surcharges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The project uses about 150 collars as part of its management of 600 sheep in Jersey.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

There were women in the car now, with market baskets, and men in work-clothes were beginning to outnumber the shined shoes and collars.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Just a few months ago, the National Park Service caught a young collared male at the western end of the mountain range who had a kinked tail — a sign of inbreeding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He gave me a look that said: This poor guy has much bigger problems than not wearing a collared shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

It said archaeological trenches dug near the route of the underground cable "contained the rim of an inverted pottery vessel whose fabric suggests a Bronze Age collared urn circa 1700-1500BC, typically associated with human burial".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Big stock owners are hedging with collared positions—selling upside calls to buy downside puts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Mr. Patterson was sitting on the porch, in a pair of pants with no wrinkles and a collared shirt.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Tagging and collaring is an underfunded process, said Domingo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024

Their small, fuzzy bodies made collaring them difficult, too.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 25, 2024

Revving the engines, they head out to check the line of 37 live traps they’ve been running since February in hopes of capturing and collaring Canada lynx.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023

The UK-based non-profit organisation, Fauna & Flora International, has been involved in efforts to protect the Ustyurt population by establishing a new anti-poaching ranger team and using satellite collaring to monitor saiga movements.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2021

The muck seemed to climb me, rising up my arms, my chest, collaring my throat like a noose.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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