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dress

[dres] / drɛs /






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But "when I'm with Hyodol, I never get hurt", she said, holding the cuddly doll with pigtails and a pink gingham dress, provided by her local municipality.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

For me, this year, summer began with a dress.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

But Qatar was largely a dress rehearsal for this summer, when the World Cup will return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Al-Shabab had morphed into a powerful, hardline militant group controlling large swathes of the country outside Mogadishu where it imposed a strict form of Islam, including restrictive dress codes and banning music.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

It was much easier this time, in a dress rather than a bathing suit, with the side lacer strapping me down tight almost like armor.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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