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[skurt] / skɜrt /






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Oman sits across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, and ships seeking to skirt Tehran's restrictions have recently been taking a route that hugs the Omani coast.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

OpenAI employees discussed opportunities to skirt news sites’ paywalls, and leaders at both companies said their products replaced the need for users to check out original sources, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

She’s in a vintage black linen skirt, with a top that’s also vintage black linen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

She first took off the hood to reveal her hair and headband, then removed the gown to play in a black tank top and metallic tennis skirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

“She has a cage crinoline that makes her skirt flow out like an enormous bell.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Such restraint today seems as quaint as poodle skirts and “I Love Lucy.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Donations in Tavistock included branded and unbranded jumpers, shirts, skirts, dresses, wet weather clothing, shoes, lunchboxes and trousers.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

“There weren’t that many houses. We had the long skirts and long hair, and it was very casual. You’d go to a love-in or a concert.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Nor does Palantir need to sell chore coats and tennis skirts to meet its bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

One instant, her grandmother’s skirts would brush against a dead cottonwood tree, and the next, its branches were covered in tender green leaves.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Hawaii has been hit by flash floods and mudslides that have swept away homes after category one Hurricane Lala skirted Big Island over the weekend, leaving one person dead.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

He skirted a question about whether closer New Zealand-India ties would curb Beijing's ambitions in the region.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Adding additional ingredients is how companies that make compounded GLP-1s have skirted the law when those medicines are not in short supply.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Mafi, an Iranian immigrant who got a green card in 2016, is alleged to have skirted American sanctions to shepherd munitions between the Iranian regime and its patron.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

Matt skirted around the edge of these festivities.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

From Fair Isle knitting to spinning, fleece preparation, weaving, lace knitting to wool skirting, there is a huge range for visitors to discover.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The comments came as transit through Hormuz has dropped significantly, with Iran targeting ships it accuses of skirting its preferred route through Iranian waters.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

The vehicles drove right over his fields at speed, tearing up the crops and skirting the fence by the family's garden.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

It lays out what’s required to get generous tax breaks on sales, and it also shows just how deep the IRS can dig if it suspects taxpayers are skirting the law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Now there were only two choices: downriver or upriver, skirting the banks of the Phlegethon.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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