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Even if they started out reticent, the fathers became active participants, asking questions about creating a neat French braid, what to do about tangled ponytails and how to deal with frightened children, Lin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Those are the two pieces that braid together so nicely.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026

Stores sell collectible figures titled “Influencer Trespassing on Private Road”: a woman with a long braid under a wide-brimmed hat, smartphone in hand, in front of a leafy landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

"I call myself a braid baby because I've been braiding since I was 6 years old," she says, telling me how her family would bond over the skill as her mum proudly looks on.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025

“How about we undo your braid and put up your hair?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Elsie, after weeks of conversational lulls, started using the phone daily to coordinate French braids with soccer teammates and inquire about practice times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

"When I've had my braids when I was younger, people would come up to me all the time and ask and I'd be writing the phone numbers down."

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

In New York, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require manufacturers of synthetic braids and hair extensions to disclose all ingredients.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026

Once Chantel returns home and finishes Sydney’s braids, T.J. sends the chef off with a tight embrace and the ultimate compliment.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025

Lately, she’d been weaving it into six braids while it was still damp so that she could have wavy hair in the morning.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

The wider public discovered Monroe, sporting long braided hair, in a TV talent show dedicated to young classical music virtuosos.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

When they exchange places, their trajectories become braided together through space and time.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

During a strike, she said, she would carefully explain to her daughter — a 7-year-old with long, braided hair and a Labubu plush toy swinging from her red backpack — what the teachers were demanding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

In June, Prada courted controversy after it showcased sandals that had an open-toe braided pattern that closely resembled the traditional Kolhapuri sandals made in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

In her hand was the danda of the Dharma Raja, a staff that was as tall as she was and braided with purple light.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Lives are altered as the salon workers go about their day braiding the hair of customers who range from docile and caring to feisty and acrimonious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

The focal point of the installation, which hangs on a wall above the couch, is a large portrait of Chandler’s mother braiding her hair as she’s done since she was a little girl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

There’s a kind of dialectic, dual track of braiding of hope and futility that runs all the way through the book.

From Salon ● May 28, 2025

It was with my editor, Damian Rodriguez, a process of interweaving and braiding those three strands.

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

Only difference is Ma got fat fingers, and used to be braiding like she was trying to strip my edges or make me bald.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds