Example Sentences
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Zemian, who had also been uncuffed, started digging through the SUV, collecting spare tactical vests, then propped them underneath the agent’s head.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Today, before every commercial flight, cabin crew are required to outline where a plane's exits are, as well as the location of life vests and how to inflate them.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
US Supreme Court justices told Congress on Tuesday that escalating threats have forced them to confront dangers once unthinkable for the nation's top judges -- including explaining bulletproof vests to their children.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Roughly half of the package eventually vests based primarily on time, they say, while the performance hurdles are concentrated in the plan’s first five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In separate bunks of seaweed wrapped in burlap, with life vests doubling as pillows, they tried to sleep, to get used to the motion of the ship, and to tolerate the smells.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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