motley
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The musicians are part of a motley crew of public figures and aid groups descending on the island by air and sea this week with medicine, water, food, solar panels and other supplies.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
José María Zuloaga gathers a motley outfit of army irregulars—it includes released Native American prisoners and a sharpshooting nun—to pursue the captive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
History, by this model, offers motley warnings, reality-checks and sober inspirations for the work ahead in place of a master narrative.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
The first film I saw in a theater was “The Love Bug,” Disney’s 1969 comedy about a sentient Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie and the motley team who race him to many a checkered flag.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
Luckily, the crowds were heavy and motley enough that one more group of foreigners could go unnoticed, and Inej found herself breathing a bit easier.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing motley
"Easter, 1916" by W.B. Yeats
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "M"
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"Marita's Bargain," Vocabulary from the essay
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