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He is confident, too, that Santa Barbara was an optimal launching pad for getting him there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
President Trump said a contribution from the defense contractor will go toward a new South Lawn pad for Marine One helicopters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He’s said that parts of the launch site are “in good shape” and that Blue Origin won’t rebuild the same launch pad.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Today I was going to go for a walk and it started to drizzle a bit so I thought I'd go on my walking pad," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Another Elder was busy wiping the tables with a lemon-scented scour pad.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The combined spending in the past two quarters on AI-related equipment even padded GDP more than consumer spending, typically the main conduit by which the economy grows.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
She cocked her head, padded cautiously across the patio, and hid beneath a chair.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Moving a roughly 86-ton spacecraft, especially without damaging it, is not as simple as placing a Pablo Picasso in a padded crate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Mr. Allen is forced to be escorted to the shower, strip searched when entering and exiting his cell, and wear a padded vest while inside,” Kramer wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
“I forgot to tell you about that earlier,” Mom said as she padded back into the kitchen, already changed into a nightgown and slippers.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Those who describe their career strategies as "lily padding" are always on the lookout for the next opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
There was Molly Hollis, a middle-aged, Midwestern former schoolteacher whose creation required body padding and a wig; a flamboyant redhead; a nearly invisible elderly woman; and, most uncannily, Reichl’s own mother.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Cedric Mullins collided chest first into the blue padding of the center field wall as he made one last-ditch effort to save his team from a Dodgers home run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Firms including Bud Light beer and the Polymarket prediction market have their names emblazoned on the padding of the ring for the $60-million-dollar tournament.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Miss Love had fixed a sort of padding out of clean feed sacks printed in bright red and white checks.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
