patch
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Stocks, meanwhile, are likely to navigate the current labor market resurgence, and the Fed rate-hike wagers that come with it—even with a sticky patch of challenges for the market expected over the coming weeks.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The skin on both heels and a patch below my right pinkie had worn away, leaving behind angry pink abrasions.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Vicky Graybill, 76, remembers asking her parents for a loan to help buy Christmas presents for her children during a rough financial patch in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Harding posed for photos while biting into his hamburger, and popped onto a nearby patch of grass to smile with the planes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Like his siblings, he wore a knitted eye patch.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing patch
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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