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fedora

[fi-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / fɪˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /


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This includes Dolan’s fronting of an embarrassing blues-rock band, often while sporting a fedora, and he inflicts his music on audiences by installing himself as the opener for acts like the Eagles.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Instead, Chantelle recommends choosing a wide-brimmed fedora or bucket hat to get full coverage.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

He launched his elementary school’s first newspaper, “The Spotlight,” and purchased a fedora to seal his fate as a journalist.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

Kid Rock headlined in a furry white vest, cutoff shorts and a fedora, singing his late-1990s hit “Bawitdaba” to a modest crowd indoors.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

During the daytime, if he felt cooped up, Lefty pulled his new fedora low on his forehead and left the house to think.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Among the artifacts on view are Chief Justice John Marshall’s spectacles, one of FDR’s fedoras, and a voting machine from Florida’s Palm Beach County used in the 2000 election.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

And if your head is feeling naked, KJ Murphy’s promises a “premier custom hat experience” and choices that range from authentic cowboy hats to fedoras and trucker hats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2025

That meant bringing a splash of West Side Story to the ceremony, with the singer dancing on rooftops and fire escapes with dancers dressed in 1950s-style fedoras.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

Men tend to favor fedoras or bowlers, while women sport designs featuring feathers and flowers in every shape, color and size.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2023

As the freshmen of 1933 flailed at their oars in the first few days, Tom Bolles and Al Ulbrickson strode up and down Old Nero’s walkway in gray flannel suits and fedoras.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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