carpet
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So on the red carpet of Carla’s big event, with Morgan on her arm, Cathcarts serves her with divorce papers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The model debuted her baby bump in May at the Cannes Film Festival, where the couple posed together while walking a red carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The interiors include an open-concept living area with a fireplace, along with a combination of carpet and wood-toned flooring.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Donald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping at the Joint Base Andrews with a red carpet and military flyover to kick off a historic three-day US visit.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
And Posen’s creations have shown up on red carpets such as the Met Gala and the Oscars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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 we start with a carpet the size of half an atom, we can cover all the rational numbers on the number line with carpets that, in total, take up less room than an atom.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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
That the world is made of green fields carpeted with sweet grass, where nothing bad ever happens.
From Salon ● May 17, 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
Poised on a colorful, carpeted platform in a gleaming leotard, with a hefty brown braid of hair falling over one shoulder, Folan would spend her program reaching, bending, breathing and twisting her limbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Her pens rolled onto the carpeted floor, but she didn’t bother picking them up.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
The seats themselves are crappy and hard; the upholstery might as well be outdoor carpeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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
Property damage looks like stained carpeting, unusual paint colors or damaged appliances.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Working together, the couple removed the shag carpeting and wood paneling from the first floor and the stairway, installing drywall in their place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
There is a grand foyer with sixteen hand-blown crystal chandeliers, red carpeting, and enormous corridors that are more than sixty feet high.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
