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lanyard

[lan-yerd] / ˈlæn jərd /
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A 58-year-old fitness instructor and tour guide with a whistle on a lanyard around her neck was making the trip with her first tour group since the beginning of the war in February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

Bietz also denied accusations that he was carrying a knife on the beach, saying that the object photographed in his hand was likely either a stick, his phone or the lanyard attached to his keys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

Wear your phone on a lanyard while in flight.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025

"We’re very grateful that the trust have revoked the lanyard policy that should never have been implemented", Leigh said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024

He straightened his tie and took his Phi Beta Kappa key from his vest pocket and began to twirl it on its lanyard, as he often did on such occasions.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

I’ve seen people use fanny packs with tethers inside to further secure phones and also phone lanyards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Making lanyards or whistle information kits isn’t dangerous.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026

Their conversations were not limited to convention halls crowded with researchers wearing white conference lanyards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

As well as collecting their lanyards and being assigned IT login details, there were officers on hand to talk through some aspects of council services and how the authority works.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

They surrendered their phones and were given laminated high-security clearance badges on lanyards.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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