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padding

[pad-ing] / ˈpæd ɪŋ /
NOUN
stuffing
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Mexico, and Canada over the next month—already may be padding Nike’s pockets through wholesale distribution.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Les Bleus, as the team is known, will be perusing the breakfast buffet and padding around the plush carpets of Boston’s Four Seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Each participant must wear trousers, with straw available for them to create a layer of padding on their shins.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Early’s performance is a truly remarkable highwire act, all the more so for the wig, padding and prosthetics he wears to play the character.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Just the rhythmic padding of our feet against pavement.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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