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Only today’s would-be homesteaders look to TikTok stars like Ballerina Farm’s Hannah Neeleman for inspiration or don Gunne Sax-style prairie dresses and call the look cottagecore.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Big employers such as Ford and philanthropies are ramping up programs to persuade more Americans to don tool belts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Time to pack away the sequinned Stetsons and don the hard hats.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
What’s the craziest-sounding movie that you can’t wait to don formal attire to see?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
He got twenty dollars to put tape on the bridge of his glasses, wear too-short pants, and don argyle socks for three days.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
The White House official dons a singlet and head into the cage.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
A historic church dons a "Go Knicks!" banner, while bars' clapboard signs advertise the game.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
When inspecting troops with her father, she dons the same long black leather coat and dark sunglasses that he wears.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Skating to the ‘90s classic “Wannabe,” she wears Ginger Spice’s Union Jack dress, while partner Lewis Gibson dons a sequined version of Scary Spice’s leopard print.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
It meant acceptance by a more fashionable and amusing part of Cambridge and allowed him to dismiss the fact that he was not appreciated by a variety of dull and pompous dons.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV donned a green and white vestment created by the 51-year-old Sorcinelli while presiding over mass in the nearby port city of Rimini.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Brandon Silden donned video goggles and prepared to launch one of the Marines’ latest weapons: a small, one-way-attack drone that is revolutionizing modern warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
So 19 members of Syston Community Flood Group donned their wellies in the middle of summer and took to Syston Brook to clear an estimated "two or three tonnes" of silt.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It was during this crossover that Spider-Man first donned the sentient black suit that would become known as Venom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Over the tunic he donned a jerkin of iron-studded leather, and he belted a longsword and dagger at his waist.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, donning a yellow safety vest and goggles, celebrated a ribbon-cutting at a once-imperiled factory this week in Lansing, Mich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Al-Dabba and his sons, donning protective netted hats and wielding metal bee smokers, gently inspect the neat rows of teeming hives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
People don’t just attend shows; they arrive in elaborate, artist-inspired outfits, from Taylor Swift fans trading friendship bracelets to Beyoncé fans donning cowboy hats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Nor is it the way they never concerned themselves with prowling the stage or donning anything other than sensible blazers and jeans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
As soon as he comes home from the university the first thing he does is hang up his shirt and trousers, donning a pair of drawstring pajamas and a pullover if it’s cold.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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