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In a realistic 1870s monument for a member of the Piaggio family, a dead man’s widow, shown leaving the door of a tomb, is wearing an elaborate lace shawl and mourning through her sculpted eyelashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Last year, she modelled for Di Petsa at London Fashion Week, closing their show in a white lace two-piece, flanked by an angel.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Women in lace mantillas and gold jewelry pass on their way to somewhere ornate.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Since then, several technical studies and two test trips with a full-scale reproduction of the tapestry have been undertaken to meet the logistical challenge of transporting a work as delicate as lace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The remaining Fox Brothers men, no longer on anyone’s payroll, sit and watch, smoking and spitting wads of tobacco juice into tall patches of Queen Anne’s lace and thistles.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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The director laces a 16th-century period drama with a series of mysteries in his latest film, which centers on a samurai who rebels against the local warlord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Alphie told The Nolan Show that Donall brushes his teeth three times and check his laces six times before he is ready for the day.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Heading into the exhibition I was eager to see what 18th-century ribbons and laces if not frock coats and gowns would be displayed as ancillary objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The scathing second-shift commentary that laces this otherwise traditional crime-drama on Peacock made many of its a-ha moments go viral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
I need new laces for my saddle shoes.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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And Taylor Farms would certainly top the list for anyone glued to a toilet bowl lately, thanks to the company’s alleged indiscretion handling lettuce laced with the “explosive diarrhea” parasite.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
But as soon as he laced them up, he turned into France’s unstoppable weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
To some degree, the AI race is laced with inflation concerns for the stock market in the near term, as strong demand for chips has led to pricing power for companies that make them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
Microplastics also get released into the environment when people use products laced with the particles.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Dried chili peppers hang along the eaves, lavender sachets are laced with ribbons, jars filled with homemade jams line the shelves.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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Ilkay Gundogan executed his effort with perfection, lacing a ferocious, dipping strike into David de Gea's top corner, the Manchester United stopper only able to watch it fly in.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Its asymmetrical lacing design gave players a larger striking surface on the inside of the foot, enhancing the control of the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
He admits to targeting another summer or two as an England player, but doubts he will follow Anderson lacing up the boots into his fifth decade.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Tillman, by the way, is fantastic here – moving and undulating along with the instrumentalists, lacing the music's joy with the character's menace.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
He ignored her, lacing his boots and scooting over to the closet again.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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