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beret

[buh-rey] / bəˈreɪ /


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Cannes had kept the award under wraps until the actor walked on stage for the premiere wearing a black suit and a white beret.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Accepting the game of the year award, director Guillaume Broche - wearing a red beret and striped t-shirt - said the year had been a "weird timeline" for the studio as he thanked his team.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

He still wears the red beret from his Guardian Angels heyday because “it’s how people pick you out in a crowd.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

It was Wonder, shuffling out from the wings wearing his signature shades and beret to join his old friend for — well, for what?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2025

Mr. Lemoncello had changed out of his judge’s costume into some kind of cat burglar outfit—black pants, ribbed black turtleneck, and sporty black beret.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".

From Barron's May 22, 2026

The EFF, also known locally as the red berets, are known for their signature red overalls worn by party leaders in parliament, meant to symbolise their affinity with South Africa's working class.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

In 2015, many of the youth clubs merged into the Defense Ministry’s Youth Army with military-style uniforms and red berets.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

He waded through the crowd in a knot of security guys, several wearing the iconic red berets of Sliwa’s vigilante organization, the Guardian Angels.

From Slate Nov. 5, 2025

The two young Guardians salute us, raising three fingers to the rims of their berets.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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