stripe
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Over time, his revolutionary stripe of paint would reach billions of people and guide drivers across the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Once the Revolutionary War commenced, and for years after, America’s merchant marine fleet was targeted by pirates of every stripe.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
And — get this, this part is really wild — you afforded the man who basically lives at the charity stripe only three free-throw attempts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
If either wins it would be the first time the post of first minister has been under their party's stripe - and the first time anyone other than a Labour politician has been in charge.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
I think of Johnny’s strong arms, the stripe of white sunblock on his nose, the time we were sick together from poison ivy and lay next to each other in the hammock, scratching.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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Borrowers of all stripes will have to adjust—not least the Western governments that have spent and borrowed as if near-zero interest rates would last forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
First up was a short-sleeved button-up with blue stars and seashells, as well as red stripes made out of different fish.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Scattered along the walls of the studio were tidy heaps of scarves and mesh, rainbows of stripes, every shade of ballet pink, Uggs of every height.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
After last season's experimental home kit, the Old Lady have returned to their traditional, thick stripes this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The suspended party seems farther away than just beyond the canvas stripes.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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A quick scroll through TikTok reveals numerous accounts, many of them created in the past few weeks, sharing photos and videos of an elusive black-and-white feline wearing the famous, towering, crooked red-and-white striped hat.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Manchester United's new home kit, with its flat-knit striped collar and cuffs, is inspired by Red Devils kits from the late seventies.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The photo shows a vacationing couple seated in striped deck chairs beneath a brightly coloured parasol on a beach.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Jumping from mall to mall, largely in the western United States, it expanded, and its uniforms of bright striped shirts and hats became a symbol of mall life of the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Someone in ducks and a striped jersey grinned and saluted.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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We bought a bunch of road rental companies — all those orange barricades and cones and striping you see on the roads.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
If the lane striping isn’t perfect, though, the lane-keeping assist sometimes disables itself, so I don’t rely on it completely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Knitters can opt for smaller patterns that require less yarn, or use up leftover yarn through designs that allow for different yarns to be cobbled together, such as striping.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2025
The sun cast warm light through long windows, striping the pink-and-white checkered floor and bathing the marble arms, heads and wings of the ancient Grecian statues around me.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
With his friend beside him he stepped confidently out the courtyard gate, into the long shadows striping the Street of the Goldsmiths.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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