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necklace

[nek-lis] / ˈnɛk lɪs /


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It was under my shirt, and it was just a rope necklace, golly, that my mom had bought me when I was in high school.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

"They should be able to wear their Star of David necklace or their kippah, and they should be able to celebrate Jewish life."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

They showed a photograph of Nguyen in a red dress and a pearl necklace.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Bathed in daylight from a window and the interior refraction of a mirror, a young woman adjusts her necklace and studies her image.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

“Your necklace, Princess,” he said, and handed it back to her.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

The museum also confirmed it lost a bust, brooches, a perfume bottle, two bracelets, comb, hatpin, belt buckle and several necklaces and pendants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Partygoers seemed more enthused about the vendor selling beaded plushie necklaces than about heading to the dance floor.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Observations show the people use narrow outrigger canoes, live in large communal huts, carry spears, bows and arrows, and wear fibre waistbelts, as well as necklaces and headbands.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Back at the shoot, Saar is wearing one of these leather necklaces, paired with a Gucci kaftan that makes her petite frame look 20 feet tall.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

She giggled and started playing with one of her necklaces.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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