stripes

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The mountain bongo is a large, chestnut-red antelope with narrow white vertical stripes and long spiral horns.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Impressive agencies of many stripes noticed: advertising, branding, public affairs, strategic comms.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

The risk is that now that the valuation is higher, the bank will change its stripes.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

With tunic silhouettes, collars, ruffles, plaid and stripes, the pieces are a new playful summer uniform.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bees looked the same, and he had picked out the queen not because of her special stripes or even her size but because of the purposeful way she moved.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby