wallpaper

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Broadly ignored for three years and 50 weeks, it registers in the wider public attention when the Olympics comes round, but as little more than wallpaper filling the gaps between the more exciting winter sports.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

In the guest room, the couple paired the wallpaper with the drapes and the upholstered furniture.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

He is a self-confessed Cristiano Ronaldo fan, has a wallpaper of the football icon on his phone and often celebrates his wickets with his idol's famous "Siu" celebration.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The walls of the master bed chamber, for example—previously cream-colored—are now decked in an orange arabesque wallpaper with swags, birds and bouquets on a light-blue background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

The wallpaper was floral too—a posy of three roses alternating with a snowflake design.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan