zip
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More times than not, I have to sit on my carry-on to zip it shut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The new rich zip past crumbling neoclassical townhouses on Havana's famous seaside Malecon boulevard in SUVs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Even after his release, his combat-gear-clad image, zip ties in hand, became a visual he couldn’t outrun.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
He still bagged nine goals in 25 Premier League appearances, but there was not the same zip or flash of brilliance.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“Zappedty zip, okay. But I’m never going to stop bragging about Fly. He was my friend.”
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
With the would-be tying run standing on first base and one out, Scott crashed hard on Geraldo Perdomo’s sacrifice bunt and zipped a throw across the diamond just in time for the out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
First, there was the child who zipped his entire face inside the hood of his green sweatshirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Then he zipped up the bag, slammed the car door shut, and walked out of the lot, onto the sidewalk, and off down the street.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
In Mr. Serrano’s telling, the shot resembled a “meteor falling from space” before it zipped through the basket as the Philadelphia 76ers star “casually walked away from the play.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Kids zipped and zoomed around the playground, bouncing from swings to slides to the rope-climbing structure.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
"I started thinking about what it would be like for us to go for a walk as a family if there were dozens of robots with lights and cameras zipping around."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
It’s a lively university town with breweries everywhere, bikes zipping past on nearly every street, and the kind of easy smiles and hellos that make Midwest nice feel real.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
Black-clad men are seen stationed near roundabouts, zipping through deserted streets on scooters or inspecting buildings reduced to rubble.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
There are only motorcycles zipping around the rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
But when one of Fullbrook’s little green campus security golf carts came zipping up beside it, we bolted.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
