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[rag] / ræg /




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A similar approach underlies “pulp painting,” in which artists use pigmented rag to work wet-into-wet as if they were using more traditional media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Usually seen in stone screens, the motif is just as crisply cut here in cotton rag, the voids in its surface allowing us to peek at the text inside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Would-be sleuths with Ratajkowski’s essay and a gossip rag handy will have their work cut out for them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

WHP Global is home to brands such as rag & bone, G-Star and Vera Wang.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

I wiped the ashtrays with a wet rag and straightened the papers.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Leaving the crunchy, ragged edges on the paper, we stuffed our notice of intent into an envelope.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

At 43, Laferte’s vocal cords have reached a decadent peak — angry and ragged, deliciously wounded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

As England hit the accelerator, India became ragged - Shivam Dube had an awful time in the field.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

The group’s primal musical stew came from thoroughly American ingredients: ragged blues, chugging rock, narcotic country and hoarse soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

She heard Ivan’s ragged breathing from behind her, but she didn’t want to look back and take her eyes off the dragon.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Guys hitting massive sixes, guys bowling rapid and spinners ragging it.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

The Gallagher brothers have made a bit of a sport out of ragging on each other in the press.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025

We’ve all spent so much time ragging on Twitter and not really liking Twitter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

They would be ragging me the whole game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2019

I've been ragging on him for two years.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon


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