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tuck

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as in loop

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Concerns about military readiness, workforce shortages, rising health care costs, affordability, and America’s ability to compete in an increasingly challenging world seem to play on a loop without any sign of progress.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Rather than forcing you to adapt to a permanently stitched grid of elastic loops, the M3 utilizes heavy-duty, modular pages.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of loop

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In an appearance on Emma Grede’s Aspire podcast, Garner opted for a black, button-front vest styled with wide-leg, pleat-front trousers and a pair of pumps.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
This can be done with one, two, or three folds of fabric in each pleat.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Definition of pleat

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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 plait

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Ovation plies the Caribbean waters in the winter months, but crosses the Atlantic for Mediterranean and European adventures during spring and summer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
In Dave Boyle’s creepfest, a medium plies her trade at a country home in the boondocks.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ply

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Otherwise, the oblong fruit is astringent enough to make your mouth pucker.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2026
Grand Prismatic Spring from the air is insane, a pucker of turquoise ringed by yellow and orange in a blast zone edged by dense lodgepole pines.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Definition of pucker

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The researchers studied electrons confined to a 70-nanometer-wide layer of gallium arsenide.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Spread the surface of the dough with a thin layer of the filling all the way to three of the edges, leaving a 1/4-inch strip of dough bare along the opposite short edge.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of layer

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Then fold the quilt up for putting back in storage—preferably in a different configuration so the quilt doesn’t develop creases.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
The surfaces are clean, the proportions are deliberately chunky around the cargo area, and there isn't a fake air intake or angry-looking crease in sight.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026

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