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underwear

[uhn-der-wair] / ˈʌn dərˌwɛər /


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Some children also reported their children came home in dirty nappies or with dry faeces in their underwear.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"I watched as my mother is standing there in her nightgown, my father in his underwear, outside the building in tears... and there are flames, everything is burning," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

He stumbled out of bed in his underwear and down the hall to his darkened living room.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Maybe it’s a metaphor, but more likely, it is just a song about her underwear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Brian ran from the tent in long underwear, and he dove down into a space two feet high under a fir.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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