wingback
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He checked the label on a tufted wingback armchair he sold and tracked down the Chinese manufacturer through a U.S. government database.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2025
He often has a quirky approach, too, like playing Raheem Sterling as a wingback, rotating more than most managers, and changing between a back four and a back five seemingly every week.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
After playing quarterback in high school, Gary moved to wingback at Angelo State University, in San Angelo, Texas, graduating in 1971.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
She is sitting in one wingback with a laptop, scrolling through stories from the Kansas archives, and Molly in the other, reading actual books from Vivian’s library.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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