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[shawl] / ʃɔl /


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He wore a Jewish prayer shawl during his swearing-in ceremony and has made clear his support for Israel during the early days of his premiership, saying that Samoa "stood with Israel".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Samoan Prime Minister La'auli Leuatea Schmidt wore a Jewish prayer shawl when he was sworn in last year, entering the room to the sound of a ceremonial "shofar" horn.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Curiously, he was dressed in heavy clothes more suited to winter than a 46C summer day, with a shawl wrapped around his head.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Beneath the shadowing shawl her head was tied up with a rag – to keep her dead jaw from dropping in one final gape.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Residents used shawls and umbrellas to protect themselves in open-air hallways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Another, Ben Brierley, enlisted his family in making shawls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

"Our shawls are not just fabric," he says, emphasising that most of his subjects are elderly artisans who spin, dye and weave each thread.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

Vendors with embroidered shawls and dresses, bright Catrinas and sugar skulls.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

There were a few folk out on their own early-morning errands, all bundled in cloaks and blanket coats and shawls and scarves wrapped high.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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