lapel
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“I’ve had enough,” he said, removing the microphone from his lapel and tossing it to the floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
With Trump’s planned attendance Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, some reporters have said they’ll wear pocket handkerchiefs or lapel pins prominently displaying the words of the First Amendment.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
In portraits in homes and classrooms, in photographs on the front page of the country’s main party newspaper, on lapel badges pinned over citizens’ hearts, Kim’s image became synonymous with the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
“You’ll have to use the hardwire mic. The wind’s too loud for the lapel or boom mic.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
When he won the Fields Medal last week, Jacob Tsimerman accepted the most prestigious honor in math wearing a powder-blue tuxedo with satin lapels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
He became a fixture on television news, wearing either military style tactical gear or a long, double-breasted green overcoat with wide lapels that critics said was meant to echo Nazi German military garb.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
For each decade, extract the essential silhouette and then distinguish the characters with collars, colors, lapels, fabrics and the occasional really great sweater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Show host Jo Koy, Christian Friedel, Matty Matheson, Daniel Pemberton and Justin Hartley all went wide on the lapels of their tuxedos.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
And with that he set about straightening his lapels, which only made the kids laugh harder.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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