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embroidery

[em-broi-duh-ree, -dree] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ də ri, -dri /


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She also has a fan in first lady Melania Trump, who likes her elegant yet traditional dresses with indigenous embroidery, the people say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Former mill worker Linda McTigue worked in the building when she was 17 years old and worked in a department that made embroidery silk yarn.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Fortunately, Byrne’s professional life is rich enough to require no offscreen embroidery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

"Spring flowers, tailoring and embroidery," reads a sign outside Alavi's small store, which opened in January after a months-long search for work.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

"My son," she said with one hand on the embroidery and the other clasping his, "help me bring this out in the light so I may see it better."

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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