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strap

[strap] / stræp /
NOUN
long piece of material
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Elsewhere on Saturday, French luxury house Hermes presented its women's collection in the courtyard of the elite Republican Guard police unit in Paris, making the zip its leitmotif and the ultra-fine strap an accessory.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

To my surprise, the electric backpack leaf blower I strap on is not much heavier than my normal rucksack.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

On a run, the band took 30 seconds to catch the right pulse, but matched the chest strap closely over the next half-hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

We alternated between mat and barre work, using light weights and an exercise strap and ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

His Minolta SLR hung from a strap around his neck.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Many marmot problems appear to revolve around their appetite for salt, which they find on sweat-stained hiking poles and backpack straps as well as radiator fluid, said Blumstein, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

As ever, Zendaya stole the show with a floor-length Tamara Ralph champagne silk crepe gown with spider webby straps, matching the white carpet in Leicester Square.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

General contractor Enrique Valdez of Azteca 111 Builder Inc. was tasked with cutting the ratchet straps securing Pinky, seemingly putting an end to the bird’s reign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Ranvia had back pain, her bra straps would dig into her, and exercise was difficult.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The attendants unbuckled the straps that held the patient in place, and lifted her into the hospital bed.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

But the trainee GP, who works in the West Midlands, says he was "really cash strapped" and decided to stop putting money aside for around "six to 12 months".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Like Clara, Brahms, too, had been financially strapped and made slow, fitful progress as a composer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Neeleman also vocally refutes the idea of being a tradwife while, for example, showcasing the joys of making homemade cheese while an infant is strapped to her.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

More from Beth Pinsker: I’m locked into a 10-year annuity and now I’m strapped for cash.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Once the gas is pumped, the poop is dumped, and they’re back strapped in and ready to roll, G’ma suddenly looks...troubled.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

And even though strapping on a fitness tracker already means accepting—and trusting—a company’s health rules, Tanwar wants full control over his own data to the extent possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

That’s why scientists in Arizona are strapping volunteers into harnesses and lowering them onto wet floors: to find what kinds of surfaces are safest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Rice left the Boston Stadium after the Ghana draw with strapping on his left calf and missed training on Thursday - but it was felt the knock just needed rest.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

After signing a waiver, strapping on a helmet and paying a $30 fee, audience members can ride along in the passenger seat of a professional driver’s drift car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

The forest we walked through now was really just a strapping adolescent.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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