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beret

[buh-ray] / bəˈreɪ /


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The same logic dictates the "forced march" the hopefuls must undergo -- the final exercise required to earn the paratrooper's beret.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Indeed he was, as evident by the jaunty white beret he’d worn for the occasion, which quickly went viral on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Like Asiyam, Nour Turbans also used headwear to make an impression - styling her model with a beret over a headscarf.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

The chief instructor at the British Army's school of military engineering was dressed in an Army uniform, with boots and beret, at the time.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

His beret is pushed low on his forehead, and his mouth is stretched wide, with big square teeth like a horse.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

In 2015, many of the youth clubs merged into the Defense Ministry’s Youth Army with military-style uniforms and red berets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

He waded through the crowd in a knot of security guys, several wearing the iconic red berets of Sliwa’s vigilante organization, the Guardian Angels.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025

Other measures already completed include pardons for criminal convictions, a special LGBT+ veterans ribbon for those affected by the ban and the return of medals and berets.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025

“We’ll wear painters’ smocks and blue berets and do watercolors next—what do you say to that, Helen?

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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