a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock
the gauchos tied their reatas and rode out onto the pampas to rope calves
The sculpture depicts the cowboy leaning against a tree, a lasso in hand, and a somber or tired expression on his face.
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Olivia Young,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Lord’s video is shot from the back seat of a car cruising down Sunset, the camera tracking other street ads beyond the windshield, centering a lasso-wielding Marlboro Cowboy, a Star Wars movie billboard, and one for the box-office flop Perfect (1985), starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.
The 59 year old paired her forearm-length top with a pair of wide-legged blue jeans, a gold lariat necklace, and a pair of oversized round black-to-yellow gradient sunglasses.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Back in the ring, Okada and Takeshita went back-and-forth in an excellent sequence with a wheelbarrow back suplex from Takeshita, followed by a running dropkick from Takeshita and a fighting-spirit lariat from Okada.
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