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[not] / nɒt /




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She and Undergaro, who began dating in 1998, tied the knot during a live New Year’s Eve television broadcast in 2017 before celebrating with a second wedding in Greece the following year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Jake Reiner has reportedly tied the knot with fiancée Maria Gilfillan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Kelce and Swift tied the knot on 3 July at New York's Madison Square Garden in a star-studded event that was largely kept private.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The couple, both 36, tied the knot over two days of celebrations at Madison Square Garden in New York on July 2 and 3.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

He ran in a knot of other kids, chased by a blond boy in a bright orange shirt.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The hand-spun yarn dyed in natural colours is woven on handlooms, packing in between 300 and several thousand knots per square inch, depending on the intricacy of the design.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

My stomach was in knots as I pictured myself clad in a lemon chiffon dress looking like a dollop of meringue, doing the Viennese waltz — something resembling a Centrum Silver commercial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

These leaked Libyan intelligence documents contain information that could potentially put an end to the doubt, theories and countertheories that have tied so many, including me, in knots.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The boats are made of aluminum, whose light weight helps them move swiftly to a target speed of about 14 knots, which is about 16 miles per hour, said one of Vela’s founders, Michaël Fernandez-Ferri.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

It would take too long to saw through all the knots.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Charismatic and volatile, Shakur delivered intricately knotted verses—seductive then somber, mushy then menacing—in a voice scuffed by carton-loads of Newports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I studied the pastries while pretending not to listen: tea-infused buns knotted with candied citrus, laminated pastry layered with spiced cream cheese, craggy oat muffins dotted with boysenberry preserves.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Think: a jersey dress with knotted ruching in an unexpected shade of green, or leather mules with an inverted heel that makes you look twice.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Brunson's layup -- after teammate Jose Alvarado's second steal in 20 seconds -- knotted it at 103-103 with 1:26 remaining and Brunson put the Knicks up for good, 105-103, with 29 seconds left.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

When his left arm went up, it looked like the knotted empty sleeve was dancing.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

As they craft, artisans chant aloud the design code handwritten on a strip of paper known as talim -- shorthand of ancient symbols for numbers and colours -- knotting the threads string by string.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

A former colleague comes in on the ferry to bring comforter tops for my knotting group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Dominic Fletcher hit a ground ball to short that his brother, David, couldn’t field despite a diving try, scoring Emmanuel Rivera and knotting the score at 1.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2023

And the woman seen knotting while the credits roll taught everyone how to work the looms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

That he seemed incapable of buttoning up his shirt, knotting his tie and tying his shoelaces before presenting himself for a job interview.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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