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buntings

noun

plural of bunting

as in pennants

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The Georgia Bulldog logo has showed up for years on hats, shirts and pennants, but the state Board of Regents has decided that the appearance of the familiar canine on toilet seats and obscene posters is going too far.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Another room over, regulars sat clustered around a long bench under a wall-sized sunset mural, while sports fan pennants decorate the rustic interior.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pennants

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Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026

Definition of plaits

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The franchise’s 1945 (representing Cleveland) and 1951 titles also deserve banners, similar to how the Lakers acknowledge their Minneapolis past.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Debnam spoke on what Whitner has taught Jordan Brand about having community and retail presence in multiple places, saying that The Whitaker Group shows up authentically across its banners.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of banners

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Protesters chanted and held flags and signs and spoke out against Sheeran.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
The protesters lined up on one side, some bearing anti-ICE signs and Mexican flags, shouting slogans as traffic in the area slowed to a crawl while uniformed officers tried to contain the crowds.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of flags

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These are the glimmers of something in the fringes that keep The Cherry Orchard, even in our age of jonesing to burn it all down, so miraculously delicate and devastating.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
For many young South Africans, missing out on training opportunities often means spending years on the fringes of the labor market.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fringes

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These platforms churn out so much content that cancellations come at a higher rate as well, though the streamers don’t have to be nearly as swift in the decision making process, which puts many shows in limbo indefinitely.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
At this moment, in an industry with a very saturated market, where the streamers are dominating and the broadcasters are a little more cash-strapped, the police procedural continues to do very well.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of streamers

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In the report, Shedd veterinarians said preexisting sickness likely compromised the whales’ health and left them vulnerable during the relocation process, which involved lifting the belugas by crane and flying them across international borders.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
The Slovenian leader said he was struck by how extensively Gaza dominated speeches during the opening of the General Assembly, while Ukraine, a war much closer to his country's borders, received comparatively less attention.

— Efrat Lachter , Brooke Curto, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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