braid
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Poised on a colorful, carpeted platform in a gleaming leotard, with a hefty brown braid of hair falling over one shoulder, Folan would spend her program reaching, bending, breathing and twisting her limbs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Those are the two pieces that braid together so nicely.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026
"I call myself a braid baby because I've been braiding since I was 6 years old," she says, telling me how her family would bond over the skill as her mum proudly looks on.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025
They entered the stage in a top hat, white sequined leotard, rhinestone heels, sporting a long, thick braid attached to their hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
Lena’s hair was wound in a careless braid, her hands resting delicately on the back of a chair, as if she intended to sit.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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