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strap

[strap] / stræp /
NOUN
long piece of material
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Elsewhere on Saturday, French luxury house Hermes presented its women's collection in the courtyard of the elite Republican Guard police unit in Paris, making the zip its leitmotif and the ultra-fine strap an accessory.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

We alternated between mat and barre work, using light weights and an exercise strap and ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

My wayward wrist was so prone to ruining my cast, I was given a wrist lock—a leather strap that restrained it in place—in order to fix it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Santner was convinced the ball hit his armguard, but Stokes pointed to the strap of the batter's glove - in the Laws enough for him to be given out - and the third umpire agreed.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Clutching the backpack by the strap, Hazel took off in a run, darting through the trees, leaping over roots and clumps.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

The Mark II suit, with its Army green hue, zippers, pull strings and brown straps, looks like it belongs on the cover of a 1960s sci-fan fan magazine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Many marmot problems appear to revolve around their appetite for salt, which they find on sweat-stained hiking poles and backpack straps as well as radiator fluid, said Blumstein, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Chambers says if you're wearing a strappy top "you must wear a strapless bra as it utterly kills an outfit when you can see bra straps".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

She explains that thicker straps are a safer option where the dress code is unclear and recommends satin camisoles as a more polished alternative to basic cotton vests.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Out of habit, I fix my hair so it drapes nicely across my shoulders and adjust the straps of my swimsuit.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Plans in place, George and I strapped our seven sequoias into a Pacifica minivan, whose 47 inches of vertical space were just enough to accommodate the tallest of our seven potted seedlings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"We have to balance between the smaller customers and also those larger customers who might be equally vulnerable, a family with children, could be equally strapped for money."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He’s someone who’s strapped to their bed and feels away the world from morning to night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

But the trainee GP, who works in the West Midlands, says he was "really cash strapped" and decided to stop putting money aside for around "six to 12 months".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I crossed the distance between us with my packs still strapped to my back.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

In an analysis of the incident, computer scientist Cal Newport likened OpenAI’s training approach to strapping a Weedwacker to your dog to do yard work.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

I certainly haven’t noticed that modern television is overflowing with strapping, brawny men, some sporting magnificent beards or manly manes on their heads, atop bodies as smooth as Barbie dolls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Groups of friends are still singing the words to their favorite Soulja Boy songs and parents are strapping their antsy toddlers into strollers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The 2021 US Open champion returned to the court on Saturday to test her fitness and, wearing strapping around her lower right leg, started with a gentle hour-long session with her team.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The driver and the soldier had finished strapping the walnut chest to the back of the carriage.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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