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lariat

noun as in rope

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The collection has eight pieces total, including necklaces, hoops, studs, rings, bracelets and lariats, set in sterling silver and recycled 18-karat gold.

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Recently, researchers at Brown University who were studying the locations of the joining sites in these lariats made an odd observation -- some introns were actually circular instead of lariat shaped.

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Even the core lingo comes from the Spanish language: lariat, corral, chaps.

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The response, which included agents on horses, was broadly criticized after images of what appeared to be an agent using his lariat as a whip went viral.

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The ordinance seeks to ban items that can cause physical harm such as electric prods, flank straps, wire tie-downs, lassos, lariats and sharpened or fixed spurs.

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