purse
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Most of these vessels are purse seiners or trawlers, which deploy vast nets to capture dense schools of fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
A spokesperson for Newlon Housing Trust said that "this is not a picture we recognise", adding that they were bound by "strict rules about resales to protect the public purse".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Want me to carry your purse for you?” he ribbed.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Keep your phone somewhere inconvenient or even mildly inaccessible: in your coat pocket, for instance, or your purse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Of course,” Penelope said quickly, for no Swanburne girl would be caught out and about without something interesting to read tucked into her pocket or purse.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
"We hope that by putting this extraordinary bird into millions of pockets and purses, we can spark a nationwide conversation about a species at real risk of vanishing from Britain forever."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
That doesn’t mean these particular investments are ones to match right now for investors with shorter time horizons and far lighter purses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
By comparison, most of the bags at Coach and Ralph Lauren are priced below $1,000, although some of Ralph Lauren’s purses sell for $20,000 or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Cartier is also benefiting from a growing perception that luxury jewelry offers better value for money than designer purses, after many handbag brands increased their prices too quickly during the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
They reached into their own threadbare purses when the schoolroom kitty fell short.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
The visit has the heavy air of obligation — they don’t see Dad very often — and when he clumsily welcomes them into his ramshackle house, pregnant pauses and pursed lips ensue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
In the current, so-called third design generation, the hood slopes down to form the stiff upper lip of a mouth pursed with purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025
Mr Millard-Smith said PCNs were "a contractual debt", which could ultimately be pursed through the civil courts and result in a County Court Judgement, which can affect your credit rating.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
The retired aerospace engineer, who lives in Sierra Madre, did about four reps before his teeth clenched, his legs trembled and he let out short puffs of air through pursed lips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
He watches me a moment longer, fingers still drumming, lips pursed.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The fact it's his daughter pursing the sporting path is irrelevant to him.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
“I’m going to choose my words wisely here,” she says, pursing her lips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
“This straw is an anti-wrinkle straw, so you’re not pursing your lips as much when you drink out of it sideways like this,” she said in the video, posted last week.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Lowe said police are pursing all possibilities in the disappearance.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
The girl stared past Sean, lips pursing, as if there were a place, but she didn’t know what to call it.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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