floor covering
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The two young opponents, clad in crisp white karategi with coloured belts and protective headgear, circled each other on the tatami, the floor covering used for practising Japanese martial arts.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
The cheerful, striped floor covering, designed by sisters Petra and Nicole Kapitza, features a soil-resistant wool surface and cotton backing; 5 feet, 7 inches by 7 feet, 10 inches, $150.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024
The room is small, with just one light, a plastic floor covering, and some mattresses set aside.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023
The bulges could be remnants of adhesive used to hold down an earlier glued-on floor covering.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2022
The giant’s smoky shroud poured over the floor, covering Annabeth and Percy in a pool of dark fog.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
