bob
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What will today’s kids think of He-Man, the muscle-bound ’80s relic with the most iconic bob after Anna Wintour?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
As if to distinguish herself further from the sea of Fox News look- and think-alikes, she cut her long blond waves into a modest bob.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Tall and willowy, she wore glasses and the same short brown bob she had as a teenager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Team GB capped off a disappointing bobsleigh campaign at the Winter Olympics with a "devastating" seventh-place finish in the four-man bob event.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Chase helped Karl settle the horses, then took off with Elmer junior and some of the boys from the Lutheran church to bob for critters at the creek.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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