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On Thursday, workers in rubber pants roamed the water with vacuums that sucked up the algae in neat rows.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Grasping a pair of dark grey trousers, it raised its upper body to stretch the fabric taut, before laying it flat and arranging it into neat halves.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
It will be a neat coincidence if it turns out Manchester United's first signing since Michael Carrick was confirmed as their new permanent head coach turns out to be a central midfielder.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
A proposal to mandate professional attire, neat facial hair and closed-toe shoes at this weekend’s convention sparked fierce debate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Embarrassed, Penelope reached up to smooth her hair, which had started the day in its usual neat bun, but was now in a state of wind-whipped disarray.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Why is your instinct as a musician to go for something neater?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Roger Rose, from Burton Latimer, where Kettering's ground is, is repairing a previous "chicken wire" fence with neater plastic mesh.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
He was dressed in a suit and striped tie, with his once signature curly, unkempt hair cut into a neater trim.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
Also, I boil my noodles in broth, using bowtie pasta because they are neater than fettuccine.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2023
He felt it was good enough to be copied out by someone with a neater hand, so he gave it to the schoolmaster at Down.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
“Clark Griffith is about to pull the century’s neatest trick in salesmanship,” Povich wrote shortly before the contract was announced.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
The union drive was far from the neatest thing to roll off Chipotle’s famous burrito assembly line.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
The new study is “one of the neatest papers, ever” for revealing this overlooked anatomical feature, says Brock Fenton, a retired bat biologist and echolocation expert at the University of Western Ontario.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 26, 2022
López-Alt’s neatest trick, though, is his ability to get a nation that hates learning about science to devour a riveting explanation of how salt dissolves meat protein and makes your burger patty sticky and yucky.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
The neatest thing in the whole room is a locked suitcase.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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