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strapping

[strap-ing] / ˈstræp ɪŋ /


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Why people are strapping cameras on their bodies to do chores.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Her jealousy is delicious when Skarsgård’s strapping wooden groom makes the other men look small, telling Colman that she’s “the reason I live and breathe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Overlooking David’s many strapping older brothers, the wise elder anoints the astonished kid as the next king, but cautions him that the ceremony must be kept secret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

That's the view of strapping fellow paceman Brydon Carse who is one of six speedsters in the tourists' squad vying to be in the XI for the first Test starting in Perth on Friday.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

“Allow me,” one of the policemen offers, strapping his weapon over his shoulder and rolling up his sleeves.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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