collar
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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
This includes Callin, who has had two major crashes, suffering a concussion and a bruised collar bone, but no lasting injuries.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
A treatment to eliminate ticks on deer, like a tick collar on dogs, shows promise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The brooch she inherited from our mother was at her throat to close her collar.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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These characters, representing mythical beings, are ornamented with fine drapery, ruff collars and jewelry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"We used to lay electric fencing before the GPS collars came in," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Everyone was extremely friendly and on the fashion front, no popped collars in sight — only gym clothes and cool-looking fencing gear: mask, chest protector and underarm protector.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
While some lament the decline of suits and ties, others are relieved to ditch the starchy collars and pantyhose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Others wear dark pants and short-sleeved shirts with collars and miniature alligators, tigers, or men riding horses embroidered on their breast pocket.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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Dressed in a gray T-shirt, dark collared shirt and leather pants, RM’s hair is a light burnt sienna color matching the fur of the stylized tiger on the screen behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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
My half-sleeve collared shirt came from a thrift emporium at the border between Lake and Winter.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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To do so safely, Blair suggested collaring and keeping cats close on a well-fitted harness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Their small, fuzzy bodies made collaring them difficult, too.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 25, 2024
In fact, if the python invasion were more advanced, the collaring project wouldn’t have been possible because so few mammals would be left.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 20, 2023
Founded more than 30 years ago, andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is a leader in hands-on guest conservation experiences rooted in scientific need, ranging from rhino dehorning to elephant collaring.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
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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