selvages

Definition of selvagesnext
plural of selvage

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Quantum technology is widely viewed as one of the next major frontiers in computing.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
  • Three weeks ago, four women and nine children in similar circumstances returned from the same Roj camp for displaced people, which is located near the area where the frontiers of Syria, Turkey and Iraq converge.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • The rankings were made based on several factors, from laws related to bathroom access to restrictions on drag performances to state leadership scores and shield laws.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • While Chicago has long regulated street vending through permits and restrictions, vendors and advocates say the recent enforcement appears more coordinated and punitive than in the past.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The final Palme d’Or contender to play in Cannes’ 2006 edition last Friday, Grisebach’s borderlands drama kept the wind in the sales of the main competition right up to the end, and went on to win the Jury Prize.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • These are the ports, pipelines, and oil refineries of Shandong province and its borderlands, where the hulking architecture of oil storage tanks and spindly profiles of smokestacks jut up from barren, coastal flatlands.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • To work around these limitations, epidemiologists in the field have turned to broader-spectrum diagnostic kits and alternative rapid assays, though shortages of testing supplies and the logistical difficulties of operating in remote outbreak regions continue to hamper response efforts.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026
  • Remedies range from re-testing to limitations on the license to suspension or more, depending on the driver’s competency.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The Russian measures prompted von der Leyen to announce Thursday that the 27-nation bloc would send 50 million euros ($58 million) to support Armenia.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • Research generally shows Medicare Advantage performs well on preventive care and some utilization measures.
    Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Hunt, Avantika, and Angus are especially good as overgrown kids trying, to varying extents, to hide their softness beneath ambition.
    Judy Berman, Time, 1 June 2026
  • Throughout its history the company has gone through the ebbs and flows of the jewelry sector, impacted to various extents by wars, macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical disruption.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Florida caps weekly unemployment payments at $275, among the lowest maximums in the country.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
  • Earnings thresholds required to qualify for the plan will increase, as will deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The law, the motion asserts, required Spirit to provide 60 days’ notice in advance of the job terminations under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026
  • Together, the two cases stem from a turbulent stretch for county leadership marked by abrupt terminations, shifting majorities on the county commission and accusations from commissioners themselves that personnel decisions were politically motivated.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
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“Selvages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvages. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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