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[hel-mit] / ˈhɛl mɪt /


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In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Football helmet brands traditionally avoid endorsements, arguing players shouldn’t choose safety gear based on commercial interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Less than a year later, Pride was standing at second base in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, doffing his batting helmet to a long-standing ovation he couldn’t hear after doubling in his second big-league at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The helmet with his badge number was found months later.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

His air raid warden’s helmet sits beside the stacks of papers.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Boys have their own $75 batting helmets, $105 batting gloves, $85 sliding mitts and $600 catcher’s gear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The photos showed the Lincoln football players posing behind the counter and drive-thru window dressed in their football uniforms and helmets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Then Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino, who had been leading the immigration operations in California, was among those outside the event, joined by agents in helmets, camouflage, masks and holding guns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

However, helmets aren’t protective equipment in the fullest sense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Knights with wings on their helmets sprang out around the two.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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