sideburns
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The fulcrum of a cultural transition from vibrancy to stagnation was the 1970s, an era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
With sideburns and the sharpest mod feather cut, he even looked good in Lycra.
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
However, he redeems himself as an administrator by writing impenetrable new rules on the size of officers’ sideburns and mustaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
“Lauren is sure she doesn’t know what Gladstone’s sideburns looked like. What did Gladstone do? How racist was he? Does she have a problematic cat? This is perhaps not her most pressing issue.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Jon is tall, with sideburns and big hands.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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