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pierced

[peerst] / pɪərst /




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On the nouveau fashion blogs of Substack, women exchange styling ideas for the brand’s signature pierced mules.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

But as birth mother to Kelly and her brother, her approval had to be given for things such as the children going on holiday abroad or having their ears pierced.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Claire’s, the mall chain where millions of girls got their ears pierced, has repeatedly flirted with bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“Her heart was pierced because of what she would see,” Wille said, in what struck me as a moment of restrained insight.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

He pierced the paper onto the nail that held the ornament Beto and Cari had made him.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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