Socks haven't always just been strips of white cotton or wool.

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The rooms' white, quilted walls include strips of Velcro to attach pictures and personal items.

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The crisscross strips in the chair are white and lime green.

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It has a unibody design crafted of white matte-finish polycarbonate, with chrome strips adorning the top and bottom of the device.

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This spring, it was white, a shade so pure and simple it strips craftsmanship to the core.

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One, who may have run with a slight limp, was wearing a baseball cap with a cream or white peak, a light blue hip-length hooded jacket and reflective strips down the sleeves.

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He strips each issue down to its essentials and presents arguments in black and white, right or wrong.

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The refining process strips away much of what is best about grains and can leave a white product that may be up to 94% starch.

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