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don

[don, dawn] / dɒn, dɔn /
VERB
clothe
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STRONGEST


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Employers such as Ford and philanthropies are ramping up programs to persuade more Americans to don tool belts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In the Resilience Department, visitors can don headphones to listen to sounds recorded by Canada-based artist Margüi during an epileptic seizure for a piece titled “Unbreakable.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But it is also a social media extravaganza that sees stars don over-the-top looks, vying to create the greatest spectacle.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

On his way to golfing utopia last year, McIlroy carded four double bogeys over the week - a tally which nobody had ever recorded and still managed to don the Green Jacket.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

She’s poor now, but she don t know it.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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