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swatch

[swoch] / swɒtʃ /
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Grooms have shown Boston-based wedding planner Keri Ketterer Walter a specific tartan, a herringbone fabric swatch and “wallpaper that kind of looked like the scales of a trout” for decor inspiration, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Marshall recently screened a broad swatch of equities and found 25 stocks that have preannounced at least five times in January since 2011.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

The prestige TV age is the product of creators willing to play with the rules of physics in unexpected ways, thanks to the man who made a broader swatch of the small screen seductively Lynchian.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2025

But that paradigm was upended Tuesday night, as a wide swatch of lower elevation Santa Monica was put under an evacuation warning.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2025

Center and glue the fabric swatch onto the lid; for extra glamour, wrap a ribbon around the edge.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Vazquez made frequent trips to the Garment District with his classmates, where they traded swatches and helped each other find the best materials, often calling their instructors from inside fabric stores for guidance.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

There is only one highway into Enga Province and Care Australia said debris had fallen across large swatches of the road, limiting access to the rescue site.

From BBC May 26, 2024

Suppose two speakers of the same language are playing a guessing game where each has the same color swatches, and Player 1 tries to get Player 2 to guess a hue by naming the color.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2024

She tests her concoctions directly on the walls of the studio, and one such surface resembles a grand quilt, blanketed with bleeding swatches of mustard, maroon and, of course, blue.

From New York Times Feb. 29, 2024

Hair-texture swatches line the perimeter, boasting an array of types—coiled, straight, coarse, wavy, fine, curly, frizzy, and smooth.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton



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