as in hides
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened
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When season two begins, viewers meet a beautiful young Hispanic woman named Luz (Jeannine Mason), who hides on a boat traveling to a remote island, perhaps in the Caribbean, to make a liquor delivery for a wealthy businessman named Richard Helvig.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026 -
There are wool blankets draped atop cow print chairs, lambskin hides on the bar stools and a casual Dom Perignon on the menu.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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Orchestrated by a central process orchestration layer such as zenon, this approach accelerates scale-up from lab to full production, slashes changeover time, reduces waste, and breaks vendor lock‑in while protecting existing assets and enabling continuous improvement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The system slashes both capital expenditure and long-term maintenance costs.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bibs mostly reigned supreme—having straps and the ability to adjust zippers without everything falling down was key.—
Anna Callaghan,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Footwear consists of brown leather sandals with wide straps and a flat sole.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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And unlike elegant formations of soaring birds or massive herds of trekking antelope, these creatures make their annual journey via vast blue highways of the Pacific.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Zebras, warthogs, antelopes with horns that looked like long, twisted lollipops.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the effects of the pandemic and tariffs, climate issues — drought in Vietnam, heavy rain in Indonesia, and hot, dry weather in Brazil — are blamed for reducing yields of coffee crops and driving up global prices.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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But while the Penny Lane tends to be longer, usually falling to at least the knee and often mid-calf, Jenner’s jacket crops at the waist.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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But humans have been lethal to stoats in return, especially when their pelts turn white.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The swish of chainmail coming down the runway was audible, as models slinked down the catwalk decked in statement pelts and belts.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The hotel is surrounded by extensive black pine forests and wildlife sightings like Eurasian brown bears, wolves, and Balkan chamois are all possible.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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The heels are lined with chamois leather and the toes with linen; the soles are pigskin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Cowhides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowhides. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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