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headgear

[hed-geer] / ˈhɛdˌgɪər /




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Out on the water, Joe Souza of Long Beach adjusted his blinged-out headgear, hollering that he’d been coming to Guerneville every summer for more than 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

But if he visits an Orthodox synagogue this Shabbat, he can still see quite a few examples of his favored headgear —just the standard-issue black ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

And, while a technical marvel, the Apple Vision Pro "spacial computing" headgear launched in 2024 with a price tag of $3,500 and has made little traction in the market.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

Part of the fault for the spinal injury lay with Tipping, who chose not to wear safety headgear before taking part in the training, McGuire argued.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

Her mother patted her headgear, as if to ensure that it was still there.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

That’s when you don’t want to fight with those 10-ounce gloves or you don’t fight with those headgears.

From Washington Times Sep. 26, 2018

Many of the elderly society ladies wore immense headgears like turbans, with sometimes one or two marabou feathers, which were considered extremely elegant.

From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Amanda Minnie Douglas

While Brennan and Smith waited with the headgears John followed orders, returning to the basement when he believed he had talked to himself long enough to make the test accurate.

From Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles by James H. Richardson

To the lusty men's voices and the rhythmic throbbing drum, they leap and rebound with feathered headgears waving.

From American Indian stories by Zitkala-Sa

"What is the matter with the headgears that John brought in?"

From The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen by Roger Thompson Finlay




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