carpet
Example Sentences
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But Ohio One’s travails argue for a stable and friendly business climate to attract investment instead of rolling “out the red carpet for any one particular business,” as Mr. Lawson puts it.
His first major foreign trip was in a spring 2025 visit to the three states, where pledges of investment were sandwiched between grandiose welcomes on red and lavender-colored carpets and splashy dinners.
Widely regarded as the pinnacle for any canine and its owner, both have travelled in unprecedented numbers from around the world this year to come to heel on Crufts' famous green carpets.
From Barron's
John knows he’s going to be called on the carpet, to the extent that a public hearing will be held and witnesses summoned.
The carpet is barely visible for random objects lying around.
From Literature
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