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Recent Examples of polka dot
Choose from 22 solid colors or polka dot prints, and dress it up or down with jeans, shorts, or a skirt.
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
However, the dessert’s distinct packaging — a white paper pushup cup decorated with pink polka dots — was enough for some viewers to recognize the sweet treats had indeed come from Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
The two were photographed hand-in-hand while making their way out of Hotel Cipriani, with Gaga wearing a black mini dress with white polka dots and shades, while holding up her left hand to show off her ring.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
Carl donned her red, polka dot bandana and blue jumpsuit, and passed out Gatorade to runners at around mile 24 or so, which was on East Lafayette Street headed back into the downtown from a trek out to the city’s Indian Village neighborhood.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
However, the dessert’s distinct packaging — a white paper pushup cup decorated with pink polka dots — was enough for some viewers to recognize the sweet treats had indeed come from Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
The two were photographed hand-in-hand while making their way out of Hotel Cipriani, with Gaga wearing a black mini dress with white polka dots and shades, while holding up her left hand to show off her ring.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
Carl donned her red, polka dot bandana and blue jumpsuit, and passed out Gatorade to runners at around mile 24 or so, which was on East Lafayette Street headed back into the downtown from a trek out to the city’s Indian Village neighborhood.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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These updates often include important security patches that protect against new vulnerabilities exploited by hackers.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Thankfully, developer NetEase has been hard at work on improving the game, and the first major post-launch patch is now available.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The light from numerous background stars, seen as orange dots behind the cloud, can be used to detect ices in the cloud, which absorb the starlight passing through them.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Doe's story represents one small dot in a constellation of legal challenges faced by Combs, who is now awaiting trial in federal prison.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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So, take this opportunity to score it in teal speckle or linen speckle, before those sell out, too.Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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This method, known as speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS), essentially shows the rate of blood flow by how quickly the scattering changes.New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
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The horse chestnut leaf blotch pathogen overwinters as fruiting bodies in leaves infected during the previous season.Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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At the 8-minute mark, add an individual Hershey’s pip onto each cookie and rotate the baking sheet.Kermilia White, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Set aside 22 pips for garnish; roughly chop the remaining candy.Kermilia White, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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In a bid to become a culinary hot spot in the region, Moncayo will have a host of dining and drinking spots, including hilltop restaurants, a rooftop bar, waterside eateries and lounges, all with cuisine that spans from local to global.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Bills clinch playoff spot in snowy conditions after historic QB statline Football under the lights and with snow on the field is a sight to behold.Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Termite mounds and ebony trees added splotches of dark.Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Officials lowered their recommendation for drinking water fluoride levels in 2015 to address a tooth condition called fluorosis, which can cause splotches on teeth and was becoming more common in U.S. kids.Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The other side: But concerns over water fluoridation have included fluorosis, when growing teeth are exposed to too much fluoride and develop white flecks or spots, and reduced IQ in children.Kale Williams, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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The agency set this recommendation based on the need for cavity prevention balanced against the risk of fluorosis, when excess fluoride exposure in young children affects the outer appearance of teeth, manifesting as white flecks, spots or lines.Joseph Choi, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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