padding

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Les Bleus, as the team is known, will be perusing the breakfast buffet and padding around the plush carpets of Boston’s Four Seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A WSJ investigation found that predatory providers are billing for phantom services, padding their hours and charging steep fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Costume designer Amy Parris built lifts into Bower’s shoes to help him look taller and the team added padding under his arms to emphasize Vecna’s more imposing stance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

More effective than extra padding was an additional question, though.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“He wore so much padding he looked like a stuffed goose. Bran knocked him to the ground.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin