rag
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Would-be sleuths with Ratajkowski’s essay and a gossip rag handy will have their work cut out for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
“You were in the rag trade, but then your child or grandchild moved up and created this civic and philanthropic energy that came from that feeling of America as a refuge. That is really powerful.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
They likened the way images of the young women were changed to "a rag doll brought to life through the dark arts".
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
"I didn't recognise the men. Or this woman. Her cheek was so flabby. Her mouth so limp. She was like a rag doll."
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
After scrubbing away most of the grime, she put the rag over one finger, held it in place with the other hand, and traced the outlines of the paintings.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
The elderly people across the street are trapped inside with no supplies; the one woman who had the bad judgment to go jogging, pre-enclosure, comes back ragged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Yet they were unable to go on and seal an opening win in Group C, with the match ending 1-1 after what former England captain Alan Shearer told BBC Sport was a "ragged" Brazil performance.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Few have gotten more out of three ragged chords than Diamond did in his first Top 10 single.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Razi strolled through the bustle wearing a ragged straw hat pulled low over his head to hide his distinctive curly hair.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Guys hitting massive sixes, guys bowling rapid and spinners ragging it.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
“I was kind of ragging him a little bit,” Judge said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023
We’ve all spent so much time ragging on Twitter and not really liking Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
I've spent quite a bit of time ragging on "The Witcher," but I'd be remiss not to mention some things that the show is doing right.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2022
I've been ragging on him for two years.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
