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lanyard

[lan-yerd] / ˈlæn jərd /
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Thus the kill-switch lanyard on riders’ wrists, to stop the machine if they lose control, or if somebody scores a direct hit with a beer can.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Martyn said everything went "seamlessly" until they reached the gate, despite Mason, who was wearing a sunflower lanyard and had his diagnosis letter with him, shouting the word "bomb" several times.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

And then there were train enthusiasts like an 11-year-old passenger, who was wearing a homemade California Zephyr shirt, a blue Amtrak baseball hat and a lanyard with collectible pins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Wear your phone on a lanyard while in flight.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025

Finally, one of the idle tourist boats edged up alongside our stern and the captain tossed me a lanyard.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

I showed up not long after doors opened and was greeted by two lengthy lines of well-dressed people crowding the block, tittering with expectation, interacting with myriad Ramp employees identifiable by those yellow lanyards.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, athletes and Games staff continued the long standing tradition of collecting team pin badges, resulting in some impressive bling lanyards.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Their conversations were not limited to convention halls crowded with researchers wearing white conference lanyards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

Not far away, throngs of people wearing Dreamforce lanyards streamed in and out of the Moscone Center, heading back and forth to nearby Market Street and pouring into restaurants, coffee shops and take-out joints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025

“And lanyards? I must’ve made about a hundred lanyards.”

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor


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