seamstress
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The son of a seamstress and a mechanic, Wirun was a straight-A student who studied at one of Thailand's top medical schools.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
"We have invented Mildred, the rebel seamstress from the 11th Century," she says.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
Mia has also identified a seamstress who made persistent errors in the original work.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
The only person to show up on the departure date, however, is Ada, 22, a seamstress and house cleaner who is terrified of polar bears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
I fidgeted as the seamstress pinned the chiffon.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Time and again, the 11th-Century seamstresses who created it - who are believed to have been in England, probably Canterbury - were so skilled that the story they are telling looks like it's in 3D.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent his teenage years in the U.S., growing up in a community of seamstresses and store owners who always found reasons to do more rather than less.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
After their appeals saved the lingerie maker, the seamstresses will play a key role in the turnaround efforts of La Perla’s new ownership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Two weeks before the show, young seamstresses were crocheting floral motifs in mohair and Japanese metallic thread at a south London studio overlooking the Thames river and Big Ben.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Astonishing himself and his seamstresses, Shin lost his composure.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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