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lanyard

[lan-yerd] / ˈlæn jərd /
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Martyn said everything went "seamlessly" until they reached the gate, despite Mason, who was wearing a sunflower lanyard and had his diagnosis letter with him, shouting the word "bomb" several times.

From BBC May 26, 2026

As the Royal Pop is on a lanyard, it manages to evoke both a traditional masculine pocket watch and a fashion accessory that can be hung from a handbag.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 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

Then he hung the GPS around his neck by its lanyard.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Outreach workers with ID lanyards strode through the trash-strewn landscape like lifeguards working against endless tides of fresh emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 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

The trust also said lanyards have been introduced which patients can wear to indicate they may need additional communication support.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

“And lanyards? I must’ve made about a hundred lanyards.”

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor




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