skirt

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Almost on a daily basis, police have arrested and put on trial farmers accused of trying to skirt the ban.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Lloyd's List Intelligence said most of these vessels belonged to the so-called "shadow fleet" -- ships used to skirt Western sanctions and regulations, typically linked to Russia and Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

There’s also a mouth-watering 100-ounce American wagyu skirt steak served with shishito peppers, pickles and charred carrots.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Known for her cutting-edge red-carpet fashion choices, she wore a dark, silken folded dress with large ruffles in the skirt.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

She could let out a skirt in half the time it once took Pani Zuzana, which afforded her a fair amount of spare time between tasks to read.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman