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carpet

[kahr-pit] / ˈkɑr pɪt /
NOUN
nappy floor covering
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Here are the 10 best looks from the red carpet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

He was similarly enamored by the red carpet and sword dance at his first meeting with the Saudi royal family.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Time and again, Hearts rolled out the red carpet to Celtic.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“It’s very hard for people to accept that the Oriental carpet they bought now will have only $100 or $200 worth of value,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

He spied the gum wrapper with “Paige Kaminski” written on it on the carpet, but it drifted out of his mind as soon as he sat down on his bed and got to work.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

In recent months, artsy shots of glossy naked nails have been flooding social media and taking over fashion runways and red carpets, which some are viewing as the latest symbol of "quiet luxury".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Her influence is why she and her husband are invited to red carpets and field sponsorship offers.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

She was named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in sports in 2026 and has been a ubiquitous presence on red carpets, major sporting events and galas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The government has also introduced "geographical indication" tags that help distinguish genuine Kashmiri carpets from cheap imitations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

“If I see one boot print—Izzy—or one cleat mark—Trip—on those carpets, you will lose your allowance for a year. Understood?”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

We meet Mona in media res, nervously tapping her shoes on the carpeted lobby floor and fretting over her audition.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Swaths of the region are carpeted in grasses that each year grow and then die, creating what Acuña described as a patchwork of layers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Depending on where you are reading this, your doormat may have been carpeted with colourful leaflets for weeks and your TV and social media feeds chocca with political promises.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

Remember when America Online CDs carpeted America and “You’ve got mail” felt like the future?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

The ground was carpeted in a milky fog that had not been there moments ago, and above, the heavens were peppered with more purple stars than Clare had ever seen.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

AFP video footage showed that the fire had burned down the mosque's interior carpeting and blackened the walls.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Luckily, she found both at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach, which her team covered in red carpeting to stay faithful to the Sherman Oaks mall’s original design.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Its bright orange shade looked almost neon against the phantasmagoric roses bursting from the carpeting and wallpaper—every inch of this underworld custom-calibrated for a blindingly colorful ride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Movie theaters with patterned carpeting have been deemed liminal, as have fast-food restaurants, parking garages and malls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

It was messier than ours, the carpeting not new.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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