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decal

[dee-kal, dih-kal] / ˈdi kæl, dɪˈkæl /


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Users have pointed out that the American flag decal on the phone’s case does not display the flag properly, showing 11 stripes instead of 13 to represent the Thirteen Colonies.

From Salon May 21, 2026

When Bronner pulled up to company headquarters in his Tesla—a dragon decal along the side and a speckled mutt in the back seat—he was 30 minutes late.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

To advertise her business, she affixed a decal and phone number to her white 1984 Pontiac Fiero, a sporty two-seater with retractable headlights.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

Through the tear gas and dust, his family recognized Retes’ car and the veteran decal on his window.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2025

Finally, she removed a plastic model of an F-8 Crusader, paused to fix a misplaced decal with a small application of spit, then set it down in a window ledge.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Searching the phrase on Etsy today yields thousands of products bearing the phrase, from T-shirts to window decals to letter-bead bracelets.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Sponsors might get branding at the bar, in mirror decals that show up in attendees’ photos or on QR codes on tables.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

Parker, speaking from his office, which is decorated in white decals of rove beetles — which his lab exclusively focuses on — said it pays to explore “obscure branches of the tree of life.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

France and Germany require vehicles traveling in these areas to have special decals to show they meet emissions standards.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

The decals glowed with a truculent orange in the dark.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

He retreats to his souped-up, eye-catching blue trophy truck with “Philly’s Own Reinvention Club” decaled on the side, and a stab of jealousy twists Sabrina’s guts.

From Slate Jan. 29, 2022

The big trailers were rumbling in, towing the decaled racecars — the ones that resemble giant wedges, speeding doorstops.

From New York Times Oct. 23, 2019

The agency said it has been unable to determine a correlation between decaled vehicles and lethargic diamond lanes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2018

Bezzina’s van, a boxy 12-seat Ford, would look at home in a church parking lot if not for the knobby antennas on top and the route decaled in yellow across its doors: “Connecting the Future.”

From Washington Times May 31, 2014

Helmeted, buckled up and clad in a fireproof jumpsuit, he averages about 150 m.p.h. in his 670-horsepower gold-on-black Pontiac and is usually hotly pursued by a roaring pack of heavily decaled Chevys, Fords and Chryslers.

From Time Magazine Archive




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