robes

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The 23 senators present donned maroon velvet robes Monday and swore to "do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws of the Philippines" at the trial.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The statue, to be sculpted by Martin Jennings, shows the late Queen in her younger years, in the ceremonial robes of the Order of Garter.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In the image, the president appears dressed in red and white robes as he cures a man with his healing hand.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Shortly after midnight, they dressed Issa and Gomina in prayer robes and headed to the Nigeria border.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

That sticking-up hair of his had been shaved off, and his monk’s robes also helped to hide him.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat