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Recent Examples of unlaceMore than one hiker has inadvertently gotten the oil on their fingers when unlacing a boot, then transferred it to their forehead.—Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023 Usher followed — reportedly only after unlacing his skates first — and allegedly went to meet Brown & Co. behind some buses parked outside.—Vulture, 8 May 2023 However, the zipper eliminates having to fully unlace the Kamiak Ridge with each use.—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2021 Their joy turns to horror as a train approaches and Buddy struggles to unlace his shoe.—Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 9 Dec. 2020 Keep your shoes laced normally, then unlace the top two eyelets (this includes that extra eyelet on the top).—Alexa Tucker, SELF, 8 May 2019 At the French Open on Monday, the 36-year-old was abruptly forced to unlace her sneakers because of a chest muscle injury that prevented her from stepping on court.—Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018 Kumar chewed on the aircraft cables that are used as wire to secure his habitat until one broke, allowing him to unlace the wires.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2018
His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed.
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James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.
Trump and others in his administration have tried slicing through these knots rather than putting in the legal work to untie them.
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The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
Vionic Kimmie Perf Slip-on Shoes Rather than bend down to untie your shoes, just slide your feet into these airport security-friendly slip-on sneakers.
In fact, Trump views the Justice Department as a tool to uplift his political agenda, undoing the dedicated work of dozens of federal agents and prosecutors with his blanket pardon of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and punishing or firing personnel that had engaged in disfavored inquiries.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
So, figuring out how to handle undoing was the first challenge.
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