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Recent Examples of bullwhipFor nearly a century, the town had served as a haven for African Americans while many other towns still had sundown laws and operated under the bullwhip of Jim Crow.—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025 An election year has combined with higher interest rates and the bullwhip effect to create softness in demand and a lack of general consumer confidence.—Joel Scutchfield, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Of course, there’s also Indy’s iconic bullwhip, which can be cracked to stun enemies and force them to drop weapons.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 On a coat hook by the door hangs a fedora, a bullwhip and a leather messenger bag.—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for bullwhip
There are 18 in all, with eight for each set of laces, and a further pair for the top strap eyelets; the toecap, tongue, rear, and foothole cover are all printed.
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Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
In terms of construction, the adjustable straps didn't slide down, and the shapewear didn't roll or shift around underneath clothing.
The method used is known as ‘whip and tongue,’ which is renowned to provide secure interlockings.
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Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
While, for humans, the purpose of the spine is to serve as the support structure for the body, Alphas, ever so resourceful, utilize them as weapons that could be wielded as whips.
The meat tastes of hickory and applewood, with notes of citrus and pine from the hinoki.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Puddles offer splash landing-pads to any child in flight;
display their dreams
through windows into the world above:
limbs and last leaves of sumac and hickory,
a passing black-capped chickadee,
and – down in the far blue –
a blouse of cloud.
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contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
The Dolce & Gabbana rawhide leather shirt and Alice + Olivia suede bell bottoms Wilson wore during the photo shoot for her 2024 album, Whirlwind.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
It was crafted with premium leather craftsmanship, rawhide laces, and stays true to its heritage with premium leather craftsmanship, rawhide laces, and Sperry’s signature Razor-Cut Wave-Siping™ outsole.
Both the Senate text and House bill call for increasing commodity reference prices for agriculture programs, as well as changing premiums to make crop insurance more affordable.
As with all Aalto furniture produced by Artek, the products use Finnish birch, and are made at Artek’s factory in Turku, Western Finland, the company said Tuesday.
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Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 June 2025
For warty birch caterpillars, that means patrolling one of the tiniest territories on Earth: the tips of birch leaves.
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