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checkered

[chek-erd] / ˈtʃɛk ərd /


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He wore his usual casual billionaire outfit — white-and-cardinal Nikes, jeans, checkered shirt with rolled-up sleeves and a colorful Southwestern-style fabric belt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It still features the dazzling double staircase and checkered marble flooring in the grand entryway.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Musk’s previous combinations of SolarCity with Tesla and X —formerly Twitter—with xAI point to a checkered history of value creation via mergers.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A series on BritBox blends the police thriller with complex family drama in following a magistrate with a checkered past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

For the heads, she stuffs her red checkered scarf with straw.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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