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lacings

noun

plural of lacing

as in cables

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things stopped briefly to tighten the lacing on his shoe

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a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together the lacing on the uniform gives it a smart look

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This past spring, Russian submarines were caught near Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago, testing a new weapon designed to disable undersea cables without detection.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
This ultra-slim portable charger will snap magnetically onto compatible iPhones, giving you the easiest way to charge your phone without power banks or cables.

— Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

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For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what beautiful hair is supposed to look like.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Another perfectly matching ribbon is woven throughout one of the most fantastical braids in recent memory.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026

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Trainers hung by their laces from telephone lines and a man with a heavily bandaged hand was eating peri-peri chicken outside the overground station.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Animal prints, bright colors, unique laces, and floral accents have been splattered across the shoe.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026

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There are also some unique farm games and activities to explore, including Rusty the Very Big Beast, a zip line and a ropes course.

— Hali Smith October 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
Not everyone will have a staffer who can teach them the ropes, the entrepreneur stipulated, but professionals are bound to have a friend with some experience.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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