brassiere

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The film’s laughs come from empathy, not derision, when a brassiere saleswoman tut-tuts that Margaret is “not even a 32A.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

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

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

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2017

Try wearing your black brassiere on top of your canary-yellow shantung brunch coat and get back to me.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2014

The brassiere I had was size 30 AA.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides