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buntings

noun

plural of bunting

as in pennants

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Jerseys and college pennants cover the walls, while a lounge at one end has a bar with leather seating, TVs, and more sports memorabilia.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of pennants

Noun

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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In Caracas, hundreds of activists in sky blue shirts — the color of Machado’s Vente Venezuela party — rode motorcycles and drove through the capital’s main avenues, honking their horns and waving Venezuelan flags.

— Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Deerwester had planted 78 flags in a grassy island at the entrance to the park’s campground to show where to plant the grass.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of flags

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Satin, crystals, fringes and intricate embroidery injected new interest into his sculptural designs.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Before our planet had oceans, air, or even a solid surface, the raw ingredients for life were already brewing in the dark, freezing fringes of the early Solar System.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of fringes

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Cable-cutters can also stream the fest live online through a variety of live TV streamers such as DirecTV (which offers a 5-day free trial) and Sling TV.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
What follows are our top three picks for the week, as well as the complete listings for both streamers.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 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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