rag
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With a few snips of her scissors, a plain whiteboard rag transforms into three strips of cloth perfect for braiding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The “big rag doll” came in with health problems but was the perfect shop cat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As yields act as a red rag on both sides of the Atlantic, it will be tough for the market to carry on charging higher.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Trail hunting was introduced by the Hunting Act 2004 as an alternative to hounds chasing foxes and involves using an animal-scented rag.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Ishtar picked a small rag doll from a shelf.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
There are parts of the island you’re not allowed to photograph, “secure zones” consisting of dilapidated military buildings topped with ragged, sun-bleached Albanian flags.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
Earlier in the day, after a ragged qualifying run, world champion Josh Charlton threw up over his team-mate's bike.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Scattered trees were ragged and bent over by the fierce winds.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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
It’s not like Tyler Croft ragging on me or nothing.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
