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decal

[dee-kal, dih-kal] / ˈdi kæl, dɪˈkæl /


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Users have pointed out that the American flag decal on the phone’s case does not display the flag properly, showing 11 stripes instead of 13 to represent the Thirteen Colonies.

From Salon May 21, 2026

When Bronner pulled up to company headquarters in his Tesla—a dragon decal along the side and a speckled mutt in the back seat—he was 30 minutes late.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

On Sunday, one of the ICE cars, a familiar white SUV from Terminal Island, was spotted with a new decal on its door: a bright-yellow “$8 Wash and Wax” sticker.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2025

Through the tear gas and dust, his family recognized Retes’ car and the veteran decal on his window.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2025

A decal of a hooked, flapping trout was pasted to the rear window.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Searching the phrase on Etsy today yields thousands of products bearing the phrase, from T-shirts to window decals to letter-bead bracelets.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Sponsors might get branding at the bar, in mirror decals that show up in attendees’ photos or on QR codes on tables.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

France and Germany require vehicles traveling in these areas to have special decals to show they meet emissions standards.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

For the last two decades, more than a million motorists who have slapped “clean air vehicle” decals on their electric and hybrid cars have been free to cruise in carpool lanes with no passengers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

Her nails are acrylic and have heart decals on them.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

He retreats to his souped-up, eye-catching blue trophy truck with “Philly’s Own Reinvention Club” decaled on the side, and a stab of jealousy twists Sabrina’s guts.

From Slate Jan. 29, 2022

The big trailers were rumbling in, towing the decaled racecars — the ones that resemble giant wedges, speeding doorstops.

From New York Times Oct. 23, 2019

The agency said it has been unable to determine a correlation between decaled vehicles and lethargic diamond lanes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2018

Bezzina’s van, a boxy 12-seat Ford, would look at home in a church parking lot if not for the knobby antennas on top and the route decaled in yellow across its doors: “Connecting the Future.”

From Washington Times May 31, 2014

Helmeted, buckled up and clad in a fireproof jumpsuit, he averages about 150 m.p.h. in his 670-horsepower gold-on-black Pontiac and is usually hotly pursued by a roaring pack of heavily decaled Chevys, Fords and Chryslers.

From Time Magazine Archive




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