rag
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With a few snips of her scissors, a plain whiteboard rag transforms into three strips of cloth perfect for braiding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“You were in the rag trade, but then your child or grandchild moved up and created this civic and philanthropic energy that came from that feeling of America as a refuge. That is really powerful.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Trail hunting was introduced by the Hunting Act 2004 as an alternative to hounds chasing foxes and involves using an animal-scented rag.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
"I didn't recognise the men. Or this woman. Her cheek was so flabby. Her mouth so limp. She was like a rag doll," writes the 73-year-old, according to the French-language version.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
“You, that’s who,” whispered the lechuza, her rotten breath caressing my neck like a dirty rag, penetrating into my every pore.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Earlier in the day, after a ragged qualifying run, world champion Josh Charlton threw up over his team-mate's bike.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The pristine look, edged by Japanese boxwood, is a world away from the ragged stretch that greeted them when they moved in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
This wasn’t “an argument between genteel parties in Congress,” William Hogeland writes in his history, The Whiskey Rebellion, “but…a guerrilla war on the country’s ragged margin, our first war for the American soul.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
We approached the lonely inn as ragged ghouls shamble up to a gravekeeper’s door.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Guys hitting massive sixes, guys bowling rapid and spinners ragging it.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
We’ve all spent so much time ragging on Twitter and not really liking Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
I've spent quite a bit of time ragging on "The Witcher," but I'd be remiss not to mention some things that the show is doing right.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2022
They would be ragging me the whole game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2019
I've been ragging on him for two years.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
