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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

We walked past rooms with no floor covering but matted carpets and win­dows shuttered with sheets of plastic.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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