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belt

[belt] / bɛlt /


NOUN
strip of land with characteristic feature
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This combination — a demographic conveyor belt of affluent consumers entering the ages when gravity becomes an issue — is a compelling investment thesis.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Back then, carriers would anchor in the bay, and locals ferried sailors ashore, often swapping beers for T-shirts or belt buckles.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

With a rollicking mix of high-energy country twang, twisty ballads and production-heavy pop hits bolstered by her crisp belt, she made the stage her own.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

For decades, he supervised the coal conveyor belt that fed generators, breathing in dust and gas that "nipped his throat".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

A man with a neon-orange cap and a belly that slops over his belt limps in.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

"If we don't manage to fill the lakes in November, we're going to have to tighten our belts," former canal administrator Jorge Quijano told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Amanda Serrano retained her WBA and WBO featherweight belts with a narrow majority decision over Argentina's Lucrecia Manzur in the first world title fight to be streamed live on TikTok.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Maybe the only way to justify a magnetic attraction to wanting my bags, shoes and belts to be studded, spiky, pierced and heavy is by connecting the dots.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Allen Moyer’s set used conveyer belts to slide furniture in from the wings; Greg Emetaz’s misty videos included projections of Orpheus and Eurydice, a subtext in the work.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The Atlantic floor was effectively two large conveyor belts, one carrying crust toward North America, the other carrying crust toward Europe.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The next morning, “they both belted out good mornings to the valley below,” Friends of Big Bear Valley wrote in a Facebook post.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

But for now, the most viable method to avoid infection is to wear a long-sleeved shirt tucked into belted pants, and socks—even better if the clothing is permethrin-treated.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

As the small pocket of outnumbered England fans belted pop hits of the 1990s into the hazy night, it was easy to forget that this was just the round of 16.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Shivers up the spine, heart beating out the chest, Flower of Scotland belted out with gusto, its power almost greater on a foreign field than it is at home.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Digger wore a nice polo shirt tucked into a pair of clean, belted jeans.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

“The robot killed the working man,” he sang while belting out the yet-to-be released song to a crowd near Dallas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Speakers take turns addressing crowds while also belting out protest songs and poems.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“If walls could sing, this charming three-story mountain retreat would be belting out a country classic,” the description continues, noting that “nearly everything inside remains just as Dolly left it.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

All washed down to a belting soundtrack of Blur's Song 2.

From BBC May 5, 2026

By the time I reached my door, Brownie’s little voice was belting out the words, some right, some wrong, and Mr. Ray’s deep, raspy voice began singing right along with him.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds




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