carpet

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Crowds of men in matching tracksuits clapped in unison and waved national flags as sand-coloured stallion Hankerven, adorned with jewellery and a traditional carpet, clinched the top prize.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"I've had to sort a huge carpet for the swimming pool, which is around 170 metres squared."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Some of the people who decide what goes into them have rolled out the red carpet for Elon Musk’s rocketry and AI company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Hundreds of fans filled the college town’s sidewalks, and streets were closed for the black SUVs that dropped off A-listers and executives on the bright blue carpet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Instead, I seemed to skim over the carpet of a corridor.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck