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khaki

[kak-ee, kah-kee] / ˈkæk i, ˈkɑ ki /






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Authorities said that Coughran — who they described as a 6-foot-2, 150-pound white man with brown hair and hazel eyes — may have been wearing khaki shorts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Eugene Levert, chain-smoking next to a stack of books while wearing a vertical blue-striped button-down and khaki slacks, looked the scholarly mirror of Doug Lamplugh, in a horizontal blue-striped polo and khaki shorts.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Dressed like the Kurdish fighters he once served alongside, Barsirini still wears the khaki shalwar, fitted jacket and scarf wrapped around his waist.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

NEW DELHI—On a recent Sunday in India’s capital, Shrey Dixit, a 22-year-old engineering student, proudly drove a khaki green, Indian-made Hyundai sport-utility vehicle off a dealership lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Two men in khaki uniforms were on board, busy trying to start up the outboard motor.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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