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earring

[eer-ring, -ing] / ˈɪərˌrɪŋ, -ɪŋ /


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But before the earring could be examined, it was misplaced, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Aizenberg’s lab is developing an e-nose device that livestock would wear as an earring, allowing unconstrained real-time data collection.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Former England midfielder Fara Williams says West Ham's Estelle Cascarino made a "schoolgirl error" when she was denied the chance to make her debut because of an earring.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

The small canvas shows a young woman set on a dark background, her head turned towards the viewer and a pearl earring glinting from beneath her blue and cream turban.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

And this was the living room of the son of the man who made the earring.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

She transforms a rainbow of blossoms into hair adornments, earrings, necklace pendants and rings, treating her homegrown organic materials like precious gems.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

"Tattoos, rings and earrings are the only way to really identify."

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

That you don’t want to be accepting fancy pens or, like, gorgeous gold earrings or an airplane, which wasn’t invented yet.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

Hunt was among those to embrace this as well as she swapped out her silver earrings for gold at the European Championships, and wore a tiara after winning her 200m gold on Thursday evening.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

She was wearing a pair of jeans, a loose white T-shirt that slid off one shoulder, and a pair of dangling earrings.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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