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dress

[dres] / drɛs /






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Although she was dressed in a ruffled, all-white dress, they thankfully did not get married on the spot.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

“I will give quite the look at anyone who approaches me, in my wedding dress, and asks if they can go watch the game.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

MSF "is outraged by the arrest and detention of one of its employees as part of the enforcement of dress code requirements in the city," the group said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Another shows his granddaughter, Aadhya, wearing a white dress and smiling.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He and Anna May were both utterly snazzy compared to me in my low-sashed dress and thin cotton stockings.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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