wear
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"At major competitions such as the World Cosplay Summit, people tend to want to wear costumes that involve a certain level of technical complexity and often have several layers," the electrical technician told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Certain types of marble might not be able to withstand the standard wear and tear of family life.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
He isn’t sure how long he’ll be at OpenAI, when he’ll teach classes again—or the next time he’ll get to wear his tux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Attendees are encouraged to wear indigo, deep blue or violet colors to get fully immersed in the Sunday gathering on Aug. 9. 10-11 a.m.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Kevin had official pilot wings that he got on the airplane; he had them pinned to his sweater, and he wouldn't let the other kids wear them, not even for one minute.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Since then, he often wears a Panama hat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
In the book, Kip loves the English and the West — so much so that he sings their songs and wears their clothes.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Bruno Mars wears a cape on stage that says 'The Romantic'
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The researchers found that the animals' curiosity was strongest immediately after they encountered the crystal and slowly faded over time, a pattern similar to the way novelty wears off in humans.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Fina nods as I talk, and Ruby’s frown grows deeper and deeper until she wears a panicked look, like I’ve just told her that I’m dying.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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Some toddlers wore recording devices at home to count back-and-forth conversations with their caregivers, part of a program to boost language development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
It would have been "very obvious" she was a teenager, she says, explaining that she was very short and wore braces on her teeth at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He spun so much that I had to put a bootie on his back right foot because Cosmo wore down his paw pad until it bled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
She wore no-nonsense sneakers with pink swooshes and carried two FedEx boxes.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Balls are supposed to be kept outside,” Bat told the slightly smaller of the two big kids, a boy he recognized by the red glasses he wore.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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The Fearsome White uniform will be worn for the Nov. 25 “Thanksgiving Eve” game against the Green Bay Packers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The shoe company Li-Ning has become one of the country’s biggest sports shoe brands, worn by many top marathon runners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But global supply buffers in 2026 have been worn down.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
A newly developed dental gel may be able to rebuild damaged tooth enamel, potentially creating a new approach to preventing decay and restoring worn teeth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
As I tried on the jacket, which fit to perfection, she walked to the rack and pulled down a wool coat worn thin at the elbows.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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In one of the images, the man wasn’t wearing a backpack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Elsewhere, a smiling Prince Louis is pictured wearing a Welsh cycling hat while watching the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Rescuers and workers, some wearing hard hats but most in everyday attire, helped carry bodies out of the concrete tunnel, some covered in black soot.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The young man who was originally wearing the No. 33 Bruins jersey that night was actually a USC fan, David said, so the trade was fairly easy to pull off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
She’s heading to campus today, so her hair is straight and she’s wearing her professor clothes: black pants and a pale blue top with small silver studs in her ears.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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