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ribbon

[rib-uhn] / ˈrɪb ən /


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A faint ribbon of stars can be seen stretching across the galaxy in the image above.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Lord Walker said he would be visting the island to cut the ribbon and open the supermarket.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

In 2017, Clear Lake’s dire condition led the state to establish a blue ribbon commission, with tribal participation, focused on cleaning up the lake to bolster the local boating and fishing economy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

When she took up the oversized, bedazzled pair of scissors to cut the ribbon, two sturdy men made sure they had a firm hold on her.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Not only did I get the blue ribbon on Wednesday, but on Thursday the class got a long letter from Ms. Mac.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Branches were draped with colourful ribbons and ritual wreaths, while bonfires blazed high, ready for the military brotherhood to gather around them.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Many prominently featured slogans, which were intertwined with suffragette banners and ribbons.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Sarah Irani, 48, who wore tri-color green, red and white ribbons in her hair, said the cafe offered a unique space that differed from some older businesses in Westwood, nicknamed Tehrangeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

A hot-strip mill flattens thick slabs of heated steel into long, thin ribbons of sheet steel that are wound into coils and shipped to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Daddy packed my lunch, and Mama asked me if I wanted ribbons in my hair tomorrow.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Proceedings start in Jedburgh with the ribboned ball being thrown into a ruck of the two teams.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Light jazz played from unseen speakers in a grassy landscape ribboned with walkways and dotted with drought-tolerant shrubbery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025

For decades, advocates for new national institutions have fought to secure a position on the mall, where land is limited and often ribboned with rules that forbid construction.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

But Keane — shirtless, in blue trunks, ribboned red scars lining his neck and a shoulder that hasn’t fully recovered — stayed in control, even when stepping to the nose of the board.

From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022

Red paint streaked the sides and a lazy curl of smoke ribboned from the top.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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

And sometimes there were swirling eddies of warmth, a bit of sun-drenched water ribboning around her.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi


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