netting

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In 1987, the lawsuits were settled with Feese receiving $57,500 and Forget, who asked for $1 million, netting $42,500.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

In the meantime, residents are advised to take protective measures such as wearing long pants and long sleeves and using protective netting over one’s face.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Rescuers have been unable to fit a tracker to its skin because of its poor condition, and a piece of netting is lodged in its mouth.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The inferno swept through seven of the estate's eight towers, which were under renovation and wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, netting and foam boards -- materials that may have accelerated the spread of flames.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

I asked Georgia Boy one night as we bedded down, trying to arrange our netting to keep out those buzzing bloodsuckers that always seemed to find ways to get to our skin.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac