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collar

[kol-er] / ˈkɒl ər /




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I adjusted my button-down collar in my hallway mirror, having agreed to meet Barry at Outback Steakhouse in La Habra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In the best performances, rare though they may be, this music grabs listeners by the collar and never lets them go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

This includes Callin, who has had two major crashes, suffering a concussion and a bruised collar bone, but no lasting injuries.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Black moptop over a face lined like a well-traveled map, and a jacket with the collar turned up against the perennial winter of cinematic 1970s New York City.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

I could swear I saw a blush spreading like wildfire from out of his starched collar, up his neck, and engulfing his cheeks.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

These characters, representing mythical beings, are ornamented with fine drapery, ruff collars and jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Conservation initiative The Grazing Project has pioneered use of the collars on large flocks of sheep, with its efforts so successful it is now training four grazing cows to use the collars too.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"We used to lay electric fencing before the GPS collars came in," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Everyone was extremely friendly and on the fashion front, no popped collars in sight — only gym clothes and cool-looking fencing gear: mask, chest protector and underarm protector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The dudes had short spiky hair and big collars and flip-flops and they all walked around like they were supposed to be somebody, but I’d never seen none of ’em on TV.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

BRQ: My uniform was fishnets with Ugg boots that went up to my knees, shorts and two layered tank tops or a collared shirt with a tank top underneath and the collar open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It said archaeological trenches dug near the route of the underground cable "contained the rim of an inverted pottery vessel whose fabric suggests a Bronze Age collared urn circa 1700-1500BC, typically associated with human burial".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Big stock owners are hedging with collared positions—selling upside calls to buy downside puts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

She wore a long skirt from Aritzia, a collared blue tank, a belt and loafers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

A dull, throbbing pain radiated through my temples, and my throat felt as though it was collared with barbed wire.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Tagging and collaring is an underfunded process, said Domingo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024

Their small, fuzzy bodies made collaring them difficult, too.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 25, 2024

In fact, if the python invasion were more advanced, the collaring project wouldn’t have been possible because so few mammals would be left.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 20, 2023

Constituents also came to him during off-hours, collaring him when he was shopping.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2021

The muck seemed to climb me, rising up my arms, my chest, collaring my throat like a noose.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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