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[pant] / pænt /




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Bennett completed the training late last year and is now a tailor’s apprentice at the department-store chain, where he is getting real-life experience on the intricacies of pant hems.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

And next stop is the Old Firm game at Ibrox, which both clubs pant and wheeze towards.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2025

I guess you could say, she and I are both feeling extra grateful this year and will be happier than a possum up a pant leg on Christmas Eve.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2024

It’s already been announced that uniforms will return to larger lettering on jerseys and that individual pant customization will be available next season.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2024

She was wearing a dark pant suit, no doctor’s coat or scrubs, but had a stethoscope around her neck.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

And since the pile-up of injuries hasn’t deterred women from buying the pants, it might just be that fashion victim is the real label of the summer.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

I still had to have the pants on.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

The retailer, known for its jogger pants, is looking to snag market share in Asia from rivals like Lululemon and Alo Yoga.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Brin could be spotted strolling around the campus in track pants years after he started the search giant here.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

She was dressed in slim beige pants and wore a blazer over her white blouse.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

"I need to go back to the gym," he panted as the song ended.

From BBC May 24, 2026

In exam rooms, elementary schoolers panted from fungal pneumonia, terrified by their breathlessness.

From Slate Jan. 31, 2025

He panted as Mroueh sewed up an incision by his shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

It was warm enough that babies slept on their parents’ shoulders and dogs panted in their owners’ shadows.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2022

“Hagrid!” he panted, disentangling himself from the hedgerow into which he had fallen.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Elaine Yule, 38, and Kim Postlethwaite, 39, were panting as they got to the top of the steps.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

"You expect him to be breathing heavily and panting after that. But no, he still has the energy to really celebrate."

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

When the congregation responds with rhythmic panting that slowly builds to shrieks of grief and passion, Ann finally feels at home — the burdens she’s been carrying all her life, cast into the ether.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2025

Luna, who started weight pulling in 2021, worked without panting.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

Ratwin returned, panting for breath, and leaped onto Irian’s shoulder, and together they told Christopher and Mal what they knew of the gray-haired woman.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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