robes

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So back to this Thursday, and I am surrounded by other happy honorees in a bubbling brew of crimson robes and black caps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

Women dressed in black robes wailed over the bodies, one of which was draped in Hezbollah's yellow flag - a reflection of the group's support in this largely Shia area.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Dressed in deep yellow-gold robes, she was greeted by local school children who asked why she had been sent.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Pa tucked in the robes around them, and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle George stood calling, “Good-by! Good-by!” as they rode away into the Big Woods, going home.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder