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crossbars

noun

plural of crossbar

as in pinstripes

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Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
But Dubas may as well be wearing a stars-and-stripes jumpsuit, because this deal has an Evel Knievel-level risk.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Both bands share a genre-bending approach, improvising to create performances that — in theory, at least — are singular.

— Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
There is a gym, which has one treadmill, one rower, a stationary bike, and an elliptical machine, plus bands and weights.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

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Now, authorities say a man is responsible for starting one of those fires — and has admitted to igniting multiple previous blazes in the same area dating back to last year, according to prosecutors.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Earlier in the week a man was arrested and charged with intentionally setting the biggest of the three Spokane-area blazes.

— Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

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