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[wair] / wɛər /








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Collins shopped with his grandmother Kathy Red Elk for a suit Walters could wear to court.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“I was designing the collection, but it was very much like character building. I was doing costume design essentially,” Dawn Long says about the collection, which ranges from casual to evening wear.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

In April, he said that “outside of the commission, I wear a hat working for one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, which is a group called Damen.”

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Consumers also paid less for clothing, driven by a drop in prices for men’s and children’s wear.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

“I would love to wear your beads. Thank you.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Playmaker Oscar Gloukh, 22, wears Ajax's number 10 shirt after his form earned a move from Red Bull Salzburg.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

As he’s spoken to audiences of government officials, diplomats, academics and journalists, Dans — who wears his Arctic commission lapel pin and exudes a professorial air — has also waded into foreign policy.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Gnocchi is on a flea prevention plan, Zephyr wears an air tag and Nill’s pram gives Lana and Steve a safe enclosure.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

From the new world, a bird-shaped jar wears women’s attire from the Moche culture and a bottle is emblazoned with a fearsome fox warrior.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Mr. Lawson wears rectangular black-framed glasses that magnify his gray eyes.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

He wore a dark hoodie cinched around his face and a rubber mask that obscured everything but his eyes.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Standing on the sidelines, the 25-year-old girlfriend of head coach Bill Belichick wore a Carolina jersey that had been fashioned into a crop top and a bedazzled football purse.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Singer Pink wore many of his designs over the years.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

He wore a leather vest with a Russian tricolor, participated in the groups’ publicity stunts and met another boxing aficionado, Alexei Rubezhnoy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The engineer wore pants, but they weren't white like the pants his mother had bought for him.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

The market is shaky because the nuclear euphoria of the pas two years has worn off.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

In the replies, Rupar’s followers posted photos of disability devices that are worn around the hips in order to assist people with walking.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

The enforcement will not apply to face coverings worn for legitimate reasons, including religious, cultural, health, work, weather or personal safety reasons.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

A person familiar with the decision to dismiss Baker-Mazara told The Times then that patience for the sixth-year senior had worn thin through a frustrating season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Alfred Dee stood as straight as a fence post, and he wore the Sassafras Springs uniform: a rough blue shirt and worn overalls with a red bandanna sticking out of the back pocket.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Restaurant worker Bobby Skelton, wearing a battle vest with a “Nazi Lives Don’t Matter” patch, stepped to the microphone and delivered a rant against “mass surveillance.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

According to the warrant, the detective, Steve Own, noted she did not appear to be wearing her court-appointed ankle monitor.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“These are Stuart Weitzman. I bought them 30 years ago, and I’ve never stopped wearing them.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

He said Noah was wearing a white Bluey T-shirt, shorts and black Vans trainers with a white stripe.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Theo is wearing not only trousers and a jacket but also an outdoor coat.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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