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earring

[eer-ring, -ing] / ˈɪərˌrɪŋ, -ɪŋ /


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When interviewed for the podcast “Your Own Backyard,” Lassiter said the earring matched the necklace Smart is wearing in photos that went up after her disappearance.

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

But the 28-year-old defender was denied permission to enter the action because she was wearing an earring that had been covered by tape but could not be taken out.

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

He was still wearing the earring, scarf, and cutlass, George noticed.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

At a photo shoot to promote “The Odyssey,” Zendaya wore earrings made from 3,000-year-old Persian gold discs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 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

The Berserker had seaweed strung through one of his golden earrings, and he was wheezing.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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