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The following day, Deivi spotted a piece of fabric in the rubble and recognised it as his grandmother's floral skirt.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Does “Don’t Say Good Luck” skirt around the grim realities of cancer as cavalierly as it paints a Pinterest mood-board vision of high school?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Not only are we protecting our physical borders from unlawful crossings, but we are also preventing immigration fraud schemes that are just another way to skirt the immigration laws of the United States," Blanche said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

These cryptic posts are meant to skirt secrecy rules, since officials’ names and résumés generally aren’t considered sensitive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Avery’s wearing a short-sleeved black jumpsuit, and I’m wearing the dress Mom sewed for Celia three years ago, with a white top and black tulle skirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Such restraint today seems as quaint as poodle skirts and “I Love Lucy.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Chunky platform sandals, fitted baby tees, butterfly clips on perfectly crimped hair, brightly patterned skirts and tons of sparkles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

As the runway progressed, each look appeared more and more elaborate - with intricate beading and ethereal like draping on skirts and dresses.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

In contrast, the 13-year-old Oura has pitched its ring as a lifestyle product that skirts the edges of fashion and pop culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

I plopped down on the dusty trunk and watched them walk away, Aunt Kitty in her severe gray gown, Mrs. Maroney in her fashionable scarlet one with wide skirts billowing around her.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Hawaii has been hit by flash floods and mudslides that have swept away homes after category one Hurricane Lala skirted Big Island over the weekend, leaving one person dead.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hawaii was menaced by Hurricane Fausto last month, before the storm weakened and skirted north of the island chain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Executive-produced by Josh Safdie, it traces a billion-dollar network of traffickers and collectors that has skirted the Endangered Species Act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Adding additional ingredients is how companies that make compounded GLP-1s have skirted the law when those medicines are not in short supply.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

And so the conversation veered again, awkward and constrained for a while, but it skirted all reference to the troubles of the day.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

The fleet is made up of ageing tankers that carry Russia's oil and gas around the world, skirting Western restrictions.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

With the leak's Maryland location upriver from Washington, much of it found its way to the waters skirting the US capital.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

Mr Pearson recommended sealing gaps around skirting boards, letter boxes and even light fittings.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026

China this summer sent a cargo ship to the Polish port of Gdansk by skirting the North Pole, a route twice as fast as travel times using the Suez Canal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

They tore across the vegetable gardens to the greenhouses, paused for a moment behind them, then set off again, fast as they could, skirting around the Whomping Willow, tearing toward the shelter of the forest....

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling