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wardrobe

[wawr-drohb] / ˈwɔr droʊb /


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Was this wardrobe change a symbolic gesture - Burnham signalling that with his move from Greater Manchester mayor to prime minister he would be adopting a more formal style in the job?

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Renowned for her signature wardrobe of high-shoulder suits, pussy-bow blouses, and her iconic handbag, Thatcher cultivated an image that sought to project a sense of authority and purpose.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Rand dubbed Greenspan “the Undertaker” for his serious manner and dark wardrobe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

But this deadly addition to her wardrobe is not the only change for Rhaenyra this season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

She was wearing the long dark jacket and small hat he would have recognized a mile away as being straight from the wardrobe of Helen Grosvenor, the love interest of the 1932 film.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Hidden compartments built into two of the bedroom wardrobes were uncovered, containing approximately £1.4m.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Narratively, their characters — a heroine and her nemesis — shouldn’t dress as though they could swap wardrobes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Now they are expected to change the way people dress as they lose weight, with GLP-1 users potentially spending billions more each year to refresh their wardrobes, Bernstein analysts said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 20, 2026

According to Boston Consulting Group, the share of secondhand goods in shoppers’ wardrobes has risen 7 percentage points to 28% since 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

She emptied the wardrobes of the house, taking the children’s clothes, the blankets from the beds, her husband’s jackets.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Before taking part in the ceremony, he’s wardrobed in “traditional” attire, which the British have crafted based on Indian drawings.

From Washington Post Feb. 28, 2018

A woman dressed as a sailboat stood proudly on one side; several others wardrobed like giant Gerbera daisies — their lean green-suited bodies topped with giant multi-petal hats.

From Washington Post

Not that he thinks the solution lies in wardrobing.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2023

Aside from wardrobing Tom Cruise in “Vanilla Sky” as well as providing clothes for several “Mission: Impossible” and James Bond movies, Varvatos has largely stayed out of Hollywood until now.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2019

Others accept behavior such as "wardrobing" — in which customers buy an item, use it and then return it — as a hazard of doing business.

From Chicago Tribune Feb. 2, 2014

Some of these result from a practice known as wardrobing, in which a shopper buys a garment for a particular event, then returns it once the event is over.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2010

Her name recognition soared after she spent a season wardrobing contestants for the hit TV reality show Star Factory.

From Time Magazine Archive




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