rug
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A blue rug calls back to the ceiling trim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He happily sports a shaven head – and has no intention of following his dental treatment with a radical rug rethink.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Or just how much has been swept under the rug.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But I have somehow assembled enough glittering people and enough secondhand objects — a woven rug, cushions, low tables, an impossible number of candles — that it feels like a tiny seventh-floor pop-up restaurant.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
In one gulp, Samir tipped back his cup and slammed it upside down on the rug.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
At Toyon, carpet was replaced with rugs and easy-to-clean linoleum floors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Not intricate rugs from Istanbul, a designer purse from Paris or an art piece from Florence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Among the pieces available were a vintage chest, tables, and chair, antique mirrors, hand-knotted rugs, a striped fabric tuxedo sofa, upholstered wing back chairs, “lots of fun lamps and chandeliers,” and several leather chairs.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
There are no magic rugs to fly me to her.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
