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Recent Examples of slatSince the daybed has slats included, a box spring isn’t required for either space.—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 23 July 2025 Hand-hewn seat slats rest atop an ornamental deer antler rack, its tines buttery smooth, the color of straw.—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025 Farley said that humans are doing things in factory plants that robots still cannot, pointing to an example of a worker in one of Ford’s plants in Germany, who creatively used a bicycle tire and a wheel with a wooden slat to close a tailgate of a truck that had gotten stuck going down the line.—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 27 June 2025 Among the initial questions: whether the plane’s wing flaps and slats extended properly, and why the landing gear, which creates drag, remained down.—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for slat
Other smart features include a scuba-style hood, zippered hand pockets, elastic binding at the cuffs, and a hem drawcord for a customized fit.
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Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
Mike Fallon and his brother, Jim Fallon Jr., work each day in the basement of their father's 85-year-old store, giving new life to bibles, adding custom bindings to photo books and repairing books from all around the country.
Pair some dark brown boots with tall black socks and a chunky belt (or two) to accentuate the color contrast.
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Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
From fighter to far-right figurehead McGregor, one of the UFC’s most famous stars, became the first fighter to hold two of the championship’s belts simultaneously in November 2016 and holds a 22-6 career record.
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