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ribbon

[rib-uhn] / ˈrɪb ən /


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My children and I watched a video on a phone screen last week: Venezuelan officials cut a ribbon at what used to be our family home in Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

By comparison, only one out of 55 eastern ribbon snakes and three out of 36 ring necked snakes tested positive.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The Old Course opened in 2012 and the US president cut the ribbon on the New Course during his four-day private visit to Scotland last summer.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

I thought it looked like a lady’s dress with some green ribbon, but I wasn’t going to tell her that.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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