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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
Even more remarkable is that cameras caught Richardson running with her right shoelace untied.
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Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 June 2024
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Trump: 'A lot of work' undoing Biden's mistakes Former President Joe Biden, who left office with an abysmal 36% approval rating, and his out-of-power party remains one of Trump's favorite targets.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
Mountain ranges are graveyards of ghost areas, abandoned by skittish investors or undone by the fickleness of weather gods.
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