lap
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Additionally, the home has a den, built-in storage, curved staircase, outdoor movie pavilion, and 50-foot-long lap pool designed by Johnston Vidal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“My favorite part about Tail Town is the different cat personalities, and when the cats get adopted,” said volunteer Darlene Zobel, petting a white and brown tabby, Hana, on her lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The most high-profile of these was Carlos Sainz colliding with Oscar Piastri as the McLaren driver came up to lap him.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Her mother had lifted Leah out of the wheelchair and held her on her lap, so that each of the other children could have a turn in Rollie.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Piastri might still have held the lead, but for a collision with Carlos Sainz as he lapped his Williams.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Investors lapped up mining companies, housebuilders, packaging providers, tech names, and banks,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
“The race is now kicked into gear,” and some candidates who have been fundraising for months — or years — “may find themselves lapped by the Mahan machine,” said Andrew Acosta, a Democratic strategist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
The children lapped at the milk like puppies and sniffed at the cakes for a long time before deciding to eat them.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
In college, my worldly roommate, her Exeter sophistication lapping my sheltered convent education, introduced me to the saccharin-infused Pepsi Light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Antonelli and Hamilton started chasing back towards Verstappen, but they were delayed while lapping Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But there was still a mutual show of love as Fleetwood walked down the 18th fairway, lapping up a rapturous reception and showing his appreciation by thumping his heart.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
But she has been a hit with voters, especially young ones, with fans lapping up everything from her handbag to her jamming to a K-pop song with South Korea's president.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The ship went silent, except for the waves lapping against the hull.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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