matador

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Hawley embraces “wonderful peacock” 1850s menswear shapes: Victor’s puffed-out chest accentuates the “wasp waist” likening him to a matador.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

We meet Iñaki, the manager here who is appropriately more matador than barkeep.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The matador as an artist is an established idea within the bullfighting community.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

“Colombia’s art and culture must endure,” the matador, Jelain Fresneda, said after the difficult bout, shaking dust off his tight-fitting suit.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

She recites one from memory about a great matador who was killed at five o’clock in the afternoon.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar