cat-o'-nine-tails

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Noun
  • The sandals have a sturdy thong-style strap, a soft rubber footbed, and a non-slip sole.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 23 July 2025
  • With adjustable straps, a lightweight cork sole, and a soft leather upper, these sandals are the perfect comfortable choice for any trip.
    Lola Méndez, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Silvery birch trees dominate the foreground, while a rocky outcrop frames the aurora dancing through the sky above, which is reflected in a placid pool of water between the trunks.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 July 2025
  • The body of the triptych is made of Karelian birch wood, a rare species native to a region in northwest Russia, as explained by a statement by the Department of Byzantine and Christian Arts in the Orient Louvre Museum.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Beetles are essential decomposers in our hickory and oak boreal forests.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2025
  • The meat tastes of hickory and applewood, with notes of citrus and pine from the hinoki.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • This is my third year testing the latest crop of pickleball paddles, and the 2025 models have made another leap forward.
    Martin Cizmar, Wired News, 20 July 2025
  • Too quick of a shift could lead many aging rice farmers to just retire, while large commercial farms may need more incentives to switch back to producing mainly rice over other crops.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • The handwoven rattan on this rectangular coffee table would look lovely in a space with coastal or bohemian vibes.
    Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2025
  • Simply spray down the rattan occasionally to remove dust and dry the pieces after big storms to keep the set looking new.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Chinese laborers, rare for that time, made rawhide bags on site to take the limestone and dump it into iron buckets on an aerial tramway, according to Meniketti’s report.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
  • The Dolce & Gabbana rawhide leather shirt and Alice + Olivia suede bell bottoms Wilson wore during the photo shoot for her 2024 album, Whirlwind.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The bullwhip effect and demand amplification are other manifestations of irrationality in supply chains.
    Shekar Natarajan, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The limited supply, despite sustained demand, is likely to trigger a ripple effect of shortages and disruptions, a phenomenon known in supply chain dynamics as the reverse bullwhip effect.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • They are made in the U.S. with high-quality materials including cotton bouclé, genuine cowhide leather, velvet, an organic kapok filling and healing crystals.
    Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
  • By the early 1600s, players were using balls of cowhide stuffed with goose feathers.
    Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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