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glove

[gluhv] / glʌv /
NOUN
hand covering for warmth, protection
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While recent increases in Chinese glove average selling prices have allowed Malaysian manufacturers to raise prices, their structural cost disadvantage continues to weigh on competitiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

It described her as having an "iron fist under the velvet glove", and observed that she knew how to "cut down Himalayan egos to the height of foothills".

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

In that sense, the court works hand in glove with the American people to create this mythology of the oracular balls-and-strikes court.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

I had to use the trunk opener inside the glove compartment, which, of course, had been jimmied open, and I kept closed with duct tape.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

After he and I talked, he took some pictures of me and the glove, then left.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

Specialty gloves could offer higher margins, but increasing competition may limit pricing power, she reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

"Let's not get emotional, the gloves are off," said Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on Thursday, adding that the authorities had the capacity to deal with the killings.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

In this work, however, the researchers demonstrated that weft knitting, the same industrial method commonly used to produce hats and gloves, can create complex curved structures using yarn alone.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

State and federal law enforcement officers will be banned from using electric-shock gloves until 2030, and the state Department of Justice will be required to study their safety, under a bill passed Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Declaration flailed her arms at me, her gloves flapping around her fist.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Roebuck immediately recognized the long gun in the man’s gloved hands.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

A gloved hand comes out of the picture to grab them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared on the night of January 31-February 1, with recovered security camera footage showing a masked and gloved person prowling outside her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Attempting to sweep Axar Patel, Brook gloved down the leg side and wicketkeeper Kishan took a superb catch, given on review.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The frost gathers along the scraper’s edge in a flaky white film; Jack clears it with a quick swipe of his gloved fingertips.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

That was followed a heavy, awkward ball to Mohammad Siraj that left Siraj walking off wringing his hand in pain after gloving it behind to Jamie Smith.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

In public, we now cover and constrain ourselves as never before, masking our faces, gloving our hands.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2020

He wasn’t far from gloving a ball that snuck through the gate, either - an enduring issue for England’s No3.

From The Guardian Jul. 11, 2020

Gustav Nyquist dumped the puck from the neutral zone on goal and Stalock had trouble handling the bounce, gloving it out in front where Foligno was all alone for a putback attempt.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2020

Mr. Simlins watched the shawling and gloving with attention.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner




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