bonnet
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The car itself is an imposing four-door "Grand Tourer", with a long bonnet that deliberately harks back to Jaguar's emblematic 1960s E-Type.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Her teachers instantly recognized the pinafore dress and bonnet, but her fellow students didn’t know who she was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
On one trip, then 6-year-old Bridget won a Laura look-alike contest in a handmade pinafore and bonnet sewn by her grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
An escaped snake has been rescued after it was spotted on top of a car bonnet in Scarborough.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
“These bits of lace are fastened under the chin with a rosebud, so,” and Meg illustrated by putting on the bonnet and regarding him with an air of calm satisfaction that was irresistible.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Plenty of bees, plenty of bonnets — though, thankfully for the women, no overlap between the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The temperamental little, yellow fruit with its susceptibility to heavy rain and viruses can be tough to grow, while devastating hurricanes in Jamaica, a prime producer of Scotch bonnets, delivered a further blow.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Many Jamaicans are fiercely proud of the island's Scotch bonnets, which are something of a cultural cornerstone and a central feature in its cuisine.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The white women in bonnets still make appearances, but so do performers like Stephen Seals, who portrays James Armistead Lafayette, an enslaved Virginian turned revolutionary spy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“Let us,” Lincoln declared, “make it as unfashionable to withhold our names from the temperance pledge as for husbands to wear their wives’ bonnets to church.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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