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Downstairs, men sort plastics, cardboard, paper, metals and glass into neat piles destined for workshops and factories.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Alongside a tiny, neat sketch of the fossil dated 9 December 1985 he has written "vertebra of large reptile", noting it was about 10cm wide.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
On Thursday, workers in rubber pants roamed the water with vacuums that sucked up the algae in neat rows.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Even if they started out reticent, the fathers became active participants, asking questions about creating a neat French braid, what to do about tangled ponytails and how to deal with frightened children, Lin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
She was white, with billowing sails glowing against the evening sky, a neat foredeck, and six portholes.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
Using résumés always has kept the decision-making process neater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
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
It drew neater and nearer the hedgerow at the far end of the field.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
“It’s the neatest job I’ve ever had,” he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
The union drive was far from the neatest thing to roll off Chipotle’s famous burrito assembly line.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
“My mother kept it for Amelia. She thought it was the neatest thing. It was never about that boy she wouldn’t even name,” Twiggs recounted.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 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
I’ve been sitting with him for two weeks now, and let’s just say he’s not the neatest eater in the world.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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