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Recent Examples of slatDry the slat promptly with a dry microfiber cloth to prevent water spots.—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026 Dust between each slat of your blinds with your duster.—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026 The gap between the slat and the side wall can allow a child’s torso to pass through, creating an entrapment hazard that could lead to serious injury or death.—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 Plus, the kit comes with a spacious porch, complete with two wood slat walls for privacy.—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slat
That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth.
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Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
His form tackling is just teach tape every time.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
The adjustable stiffness that is offered by traditional bindings is instead provided by a carbon fiber shell inside each boot.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
Ebba Andersson tumbled and snapped the ski binding in the second leg, giving Norway the advantage on a day where warm weather caused slushy corners that created havoc in the early stages.
The sounds of friendly chatter echoed through a downtown Boise restaurant as tortilla after tortilla circled down a spiral warming belt.
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Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
The 24 Apollo astronauts who traveled to the Moon are the only people who have ever been past the Van Allen radiation belts, an area of space surrounding our planet formed by Earth’s magnetic field.