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At 6-6, Alcaraz dipped a forehand onto Fritz’s shoelaces after the American had taken the initiative.
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The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The agents switched him to handcuffs that looked like shoelaces.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
The pumpkin is almost half the size of the boy, and his untied shoelaces become an unseen hazard.
—Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Metropolitan Diary: Rescued by shoelaces in Queens.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The agents switched him to handcuffs that looked like shoelaces.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
The pumpkin is almost half the size of the boy, and his untied shoelaces become an unseen hazard.
—Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Metropolitan Diary: Rescued by shoelaces in Queens.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Shoelace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoelace. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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shoelace
noun
shoe·lace
-ˌlās 
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
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