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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

Many of Raja's community, more widely known as the Onge, still live in near isolation in neat thatched homes on stilts in coastal forests.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The final collection for Wilson is pleated, fluffy, lacy and — with its neat A-line cuts and sophisticated collars — unmistakably tennis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

That philosophy is a lively rejoinder to the notion of a bucket list, that neat inventory of goals and destinations that one supposedly ticks off with businesslike efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It’s neat and clean-smelling, as if it belongs in a different building from the rest of the hotel.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin