rag
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Trail hunting was introduced after the Hunting Act 2004 as an alternative to hounds chasing foxes and involves using an animal-scented rag.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
"It is going to be red rag to a bull for her - she is not going to be happy," said former British number one Annabel Croft on BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
With a few snips of her scissors, a plain whiteboard rag transforms into three strips of cloth perfect for braiding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
She felt my pulse, changed all the bandages on my monkey bites, and washed my face with a cool rag.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
There are parts of the island you’re not allowed to photograph, “secure zones” consisting of dilapidated military buildings topped with ragged, sun-bleached Albanian flags.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Maxence Lacroix: The new signing from Crystal Palace was confident in possession but not always convincing in a defensive display that was occasionally ragged.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The pristine look, edged by Japanese boxwood, is a world away from the ragged stretch that greeted them when they moved in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 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
I unwind the wool scarf from around my head, folding it to hide its ragged ends, and hand my papers to him.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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
He was ragging on a former teammate who blamed a morning pileup on a Mayako racer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
“I was kind of ragging him a little bit,” Judge said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023
He was definitely one of the gang, the way they were ragging on him.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
