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brassiere

[bruh-zeer] / brəˈzɪər /


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Only when DNA technology advanced to the point where a complete genetic profile could be developed from evidence gleaned from the girl’s brassiere could a solid link be made, Detective Leah Wagner said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2020

“Help transcribe some of the company’s historical records, including advertisements and reports, to learn more about the history of the brassiere industry and female-centered marketing campaigns.”

From Washington Post May 18, 2020

The US actress and singer, now 83, also patented a brassiere with hidden straps.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2017

He says he will catch a flight to Vietnam to look at possible locations for a new brassiere factory.

From New York Times Jul. 8, 2015

On the streetcar going back, I read the advertisements: a beer, a chocolate bar, a brassiere turning into a bird.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

With ceremony, Margaret calls the date she’s going with her mother to buy her first brassieres “Bra Day.”

From Slate Aug. 13, 2019

The exhibition traces the history of brassieres, from their development as "bust supporters" in the 1860s through their wide adoption in the early 20th century to the introduction of Lycra in the late 1950s.

From US News Apr. 13, 2016

But brassieres aren’t designed for us—they get loose.

From The New Yorker Oct. 21, 2013

Similarly, those holding vehemently antifeminist beliefs considered the book an unforgivably radical text, full of screeds against everything from marital rape to — you guessed it — the tyranny of brassieres.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2013

Back in Georgia when my classmates started turning up in training brassieres, one after another, like it was a catching disease, I bobbed off my hair and vowed to remain a tomboy.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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