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suspenders

NOUN
straps
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Its Intel profits alone would make Gordon Gekko hang up his suspenders.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Presiding over the festivities was Frank Seddio, the club’s 79-year-old chairman, who was wearing suspenders and a monogrammed dress shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Bob Hoyt, who was wearing a leather chauffeur hat and yellow suspenders that look liked measuring tape, served in the Navy from 1966 to 1970.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2025

“Trump’s lawyers are taking a belt and suspenders approach to his cases,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Salon.

From Salon Jan. 3, 2024

His hair was oiled down, and he even wore suspenders with his pajamas.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell



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