ribbon
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And six months after taking over the team, Bay cut the ribbon on a multi-million-dollar training complex at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, which added to the team’s worth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Normally, New York politicians would elbow for front-row seats at the ribbon cutting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Around Easter, Lindt is known for its chocolate rabbits wrapped in gold-coloured foil and decorated with a red ribbon and bell on their necks.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
And she’s recently cut the ribbon on Café do Capa, an open-air capybara-themed stop along the cycling path.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
“Just one like him. Look, he even has a ribbon on his tail.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Many prominently featured slogans, which were intertwined with suffragette banners and ribbons.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Wales cut Russia to ribbons with a breathtaking attacking display, racing into a 2-0 lead in 20 minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The mural ceremony was held April 24 immediately after the school’s 50th annual district track meet, where Brown interacted with the participants and handed out ribbons.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Creamy, slightly tangy, with ribbons of sweetness running through it.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
His eyes rained rivers, and long ribbons of snot dangled from his wheezing nostrils.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Proceedings start in Jedburgh with the ribboned ball being thrown into a ruck of the two teams.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Of course, I was sold instantly and he packaged it up in a ribboned bag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
The long-sleeved jacket invites a sense of ritual, with a stately v-shaped neckline and ribboned coat strings that are meant to be tied into a single-looped bow from the wearer’s left to right.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
From here, go anywhere you please: via ribboned dark greens and fried breadcrumbs, cherry tomatoes and a few pats of butter, tinned fish and a shower of fresh dill, ground lamb and dry red wine.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2022
“These have been selling very well,” the clerk enthuses, taking a delicate, ribboned silk blouse out of the tray in front of her.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
While the two roads ribboning away from the intersection were easily identifiable, everything else in the frame had changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Every single part of the dress is made out of duct tape, including its striped ribboning, embroidered flowers, flowy sleeves and intricate lacework.
From Fox News ● Jul. 23, 2021
“So if you’re in a pet shop, do not call her,” Venus said, her arms and legs ribboning out like plains-state freeways from her shorts and tank top.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
They joined forces, ribboning the state in the Airstream, blaring John Philip Sousa marches on their approach to every town “at a volume which would probably make people deaf.”
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2016
The diffusion of a chemical through a matrix of protein can even create distinct, three-dimensional patterns—like a pool of syrup ribboning into oatmeal.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
