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oblong

[ob-lawng, -long] / ˈɒbˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /


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Oblong surfaces and short legs define Sebastian Herkner’s Sinja coffee table, a piece reflective of traditional low tables around which families in Mr. Niksic’s native Bosnia and Herzegovina would dine while sitting on the floor.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Oblong faces with longer foreheads are suited for more narrow styles.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 26, 2018

Oblong in shape, they were dark brown and chipped with age.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2016

Oblong and ethereal without sacrificing hooks or melody, the group's first single in five years mixes synthetic rhythms with Carla Azar's steady if restrained voice and enough melody to make it sticky.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2015

As soon as this was settled in 1731 the immigration flowed in, and the history of Quaker Hill, the first settlement in the Oblong, begins.

From Quaker Hill A Sociological Study by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)




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