bead
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He managed to get back two coral bead crowns and a tunic but it was only in 2021 that any significant repatriation of artefacts by Western universities and museums began.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
While investors are trying to get a bead on the Fed, earnings season is rolling on.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
During breaks, she’d work at a Chicago bead store, where she learned about global jewelry-making practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Not just that, but Julia also had a bead on part-time remote work.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
But you didn’t stop until every last bead was gone.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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In a post to X on Monday, the "Turn Back Time" singer wrote: "My dear Bob has gone up to heaven. Knowing him, he's bringing sequins, beads and his sketch pad. Good nite sweet Prince."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Other discoveries include glass beads, stone tools, nails, and animal bones from meals that included turtle, freshwater fish, and turkey.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Doyle Lane ceramic beads hang on a wooden clock above a collection of $2 bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Elsewhere, sizable sculptures of unknown creatures made from glass beads are effortfully wacky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
His warm complexion had blanched to an ashy pallor, beads of sweat gleaming on his brow and cheeks.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Iconic fashion designer Bob Mackie, who has died aged 87, spent his career styling the biggest stars in his signature bedazzled, feathered and beaded couture.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Toward the end of the antitrust trial against the National Football League, the women attorneys on the case with her made her beaded friendship bracelets with sayings like “Closing Queen” and “WTVR Beth Wants.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
BH: The two beaded dresses took over a month because every bead was hand beaded and sewn on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Partygoers seemed more enthused about the vendor selling beaded plushie necklaces than about heading to the dance floor.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
She wore a gold turban, hoop earrings, and beaded necklaces over her down jacket.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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"The lace, the embroidery and the beading - it's a wonderful example of an extraordinary level of detail," said Mr Thomas.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
“Axon morphology in living animals is under constant and dynamic change,” says neuroscientist Tong Wang from ShanghaiTech University, who has studied beading in diseased neurons.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
Entering the pavilion, the beaded bodices of sculptures in human form are emblazoned with dates of U.S. legislation that promised equity, the beading cascading into colorful fringe.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
In the coming months, the nonprofit will launch a new event series in which it will partner with local creatives to host activities such as cooking, beading, crocheting and reading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Around a peeled twig Ten Snow had wound a long length of the finest sinew thread to use in beading.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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