striped
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The play will mark Butterfield's first ever theatre role, following a screen career which has included The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and X+Y.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
Striped marlin are some of the fastest animals on the planet and one of the ocean's top predators.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024
Striped skunks, native to much of North America, sport some of the most recognizable colorations on the planet, with jet-black fur and white racing stripes that run from head to tail.
From National Geographic • Oct. 6, 2023
Much like the PBS animated series “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” which follows the adventures of the son of Daniel Striped Tiger in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, “Donkey Hodie” is steeped in the legacy of Fred Rogers.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Striped balloons carried books from one shelf to the next, finding eager patrons or red-cloaked librarians awaiting them, and others held banners with rules: NO TALKING.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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