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shirt

[shurt] / ʃɜrt /


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Shirt pulling then cost the South Africans a penalty and Togolese substitute Marouf Tchakei levelled by firing a low spot kick into the corner of the net.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

Chesney’s summer stadium shows are attended by a faithful fan army known as “No Shoes Nation” in honor of his hit album “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Occasional weird inventions are folded in: a “hambulance” delivering ham; food trucks selling potato ice cream and soup on a stick; something called Pacifier Shirt Syndrome, caused by rubbing a dropped pacifier on a short.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

In the brand-conscious ‘80s, the right item of designer clothing could make or break a kid’s popularity, meriting a Gartrell name drop in “A Shirt Story,” a Hall of Fame-level episode of “The Cosby Show.”

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025

Out on the sidewalk, the Man in the White Shirt opened the bottle of water and drank deeply.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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