harlequin

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The harlequin lady beetle has helped farmers and gardeners control plant-eating pests, and defenders argue it is basically harmless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The harlequin originated in Asia but is now well established in the UK.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

There’s Anastasia Durasova’s makeup that makes a face look like that of a melting high-glam harlequin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Fashion: See Styles’s sparkling harlequin jumpsuit and other red carpet looks.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023

The skin between them darkened, too, knitting her freckles together into a speckled harlequin mask.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides