khaki
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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
She always appeared to call from a police station, dressed in a crisp khaki uniform and cap, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
On Thursday, wearing green khaki prison jumpsuits, Maduro and his wife sat quietly with several lawyers in-between them as they listened to a translation of the arguments through headphones.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Four men stand in our entryway, all dressed in khaki pants with small holsters at their belts and tiny revolvers that don’t look real.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Murdaugh wore a blazer and khakis and was unshackled in the courtroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Gap, famous for its jeans, khakis, white T-shirts and hoodies, laid out its stores with clothing organised by size and style, which was a pioneering approach at the time.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
In college I was skipped for an intramural team because a girl reviewing the candidates found a photo of me online, slumping in huge khakis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Laboe’s resonant voice echoed through the Riverside neighborhoods where I grew up, from passing cars and open windows, a staple of la cultura in particular — the Chicano culture of lowriders, Pendletons and khakis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
My mom and Steve want me to be wearing all the preppy clothes, the khakis and the polo shirts with the collar and whatnot.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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