stripped

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Nearly a half-century ago, Nike co-founder Phil Knight traveled through China on slow train, with passengers stripped to their underwear in the summer heat, and dreamed of selling sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In the process, the memo added, carefully constructed security protocols are deliberately stripped away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I have written about this at Slate, though in a complaining tone, because basic economy has gotten pretty stripped down.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The former prince was stripped of his royal titles, styles and honours by King Charles last year after further details of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein came to light.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

They stripped away the proteins by dissolving the material in chloroform.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee