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stripe

[strahyp] / straɪp /


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The intense pull of Seville’s silver drew fortune-seekers of every stripe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Once the Revolutionary War commenced, and for years after, America’s merchant marine fleet was targeted by pirates of every stripe.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

The force said he was wearing blue jeans and a dark green jacket with a white stripe on both sleeves.

From BBC May 18, 2026

And — get this, this part is really wild — you afforded the man who basically lives at the charity stripe only three free-throw attempts.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

“I see a room. It’s long, and there are mirrors everywhere. The floor is wooden. He’s in the room, and he’s waiting. There’s gold ... a gold stripe across the mirrors.”

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

First up was a short-sleeved button-up with blue stars and seashells, as well as red stripes made out of different fish.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Scattered along the walls of the studio were tidy heaps of scarves and mesh, rainbows of stripes, every shade of ballet pink, Uggs of every height.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Obediently, we scan the ends and tops of logs, looking between low scrub and patches of vivid wildflowers for a flash of stripes or a dart of movement.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Cards of all stripes have various spending requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Red and blue stripes, and purple circles with numbers in them.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

The black-and-white striped mosquitoes were first detected in 2013 in California, likely arriving via human travel and cargo transport.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Manchester United's new home kit, with its flat-knit striped collar and cuffs, is inspired by Red Devils kits from the late seventies.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The photo shows a vacationing couple seated in striped deck chairs beneath a brightly coloured parasol on a beach.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The stadium was awash in fans wearing their Where’s Waldo red striped jerseys.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

There doesn’t seem to be anything to take, only bare ground and the smooth striped sides of tents.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

We bought a bunch of road rental companies — all those orange barricades and cones and striping you see on the roads.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

If the lane striping isn’t perfect, though, the lane-keeping assist sometimes disables itself, so I don’t rely on it completely.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

Knitters can opt for smaller patterns that require less yarn, or use up leftover yarn through designs that allow for different yarns to be cobbled together, such as striping.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2025

In the following days, construction crews erected the shoring structures and road crews repaired damaged electrical systems, lane striping and signs on the freeway, and some damage to the freeway deck.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2023

With his friend beside him he stepped confidently out the courtyard gate, into the long shadows striping the Street of the Goldsmiths.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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