veil
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“And we get to party after!” chimed in his 32-year-old wife, wearing an off-white dress and veil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
She is Syria's first-ever lawmaker to wear the full-face Islamic niqab veil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Molly, 32, wore a white short-sleeved mini dress with a matching pillbox hat and netted veil for the occassion, while Tom, 26, wore a black suit and tie.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
While a further increase in borrowing costs is possible, Lane said the ECB isn’t committed to any rate path and is deliberately “drawing a veil over where we might go in the future.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
I can hardly see him through my black veil.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Marked by veils of heavily diluted color that are rubbed into the canvas weave to create a weightless, matte effect, its soft, evanescent surface was intended to read, Whistler said, “like breath on glass.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
No one lies down—the chorus members don delicate face veils and hold lighted candles to show when they are sleeping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Under its 40-year-old de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom has loosened its arch-conservatism, allowing women to drive and shed their veils.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
Suzanne has an iron will that she thinly veils with a solicitous smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
It’s safe to talk again, the Commander has finished the main ritual and they’re doing the rings, lifting the veils.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Australia's Suncorp Super Netball is where the top money is for now and, while salaries are veiled in secrecy, the cream of the crop there are reputedly nudging close to the six-figure mark.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last week, she joined a vigil at a Buddhist temple where residents prayed for peace -- a veiled plea for their homes to be spared.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Knight Law Group denied inflating their billing, calling the suit a “thinly veiled attempt to silence firms who would dare to hold them responsible and seek justice for consumers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
But he was impervious to the veiled criticism.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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The U.N. rights committee said Iran should "amend or repeal laws and policies that criminalise the non-compliance with compulsory veiling... and disband the morality police".
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2023
She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a ribbon bow.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2023
She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a Petersham ribbon bow.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023
Emily maintains a steady exterior calm veiling her interior panic.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
The wind was turning his canoe around, veiling his words.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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