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With limited supplies available, the pair improvised using items from passengers and crew — including blankets and a shoelace provided by a flight attendant, the outlet noted.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Two paramedics who happened to be on the flight assisted, borrowing blankets from other passengers and using a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Freeman strangled Seitz with a shoelace and wrapped her body in what appeared to be bedsheets before putting her in the trunk of her vehicle.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama had tripped over his shoelace, the referees determined.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Two paramedics who happened to be on the flight assisted, borrowing blankets from other passengers and using a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Freeman strangled Seitz with a shoelace and wrapped her body in what appeared to be bedsheets before putting her in the trunk of her vehicle.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama had tripped over his shoelace, the referees determined.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Shoelace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoelace. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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shoelace
noun
shoe·lace
-ˌlās 
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
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