Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
4 Aug. 2026
Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.
Trump will depart sooner or later, the banners will be torn down and much of his petty talk will be and should be forgotten.
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Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Aug. 2026
This led to protests at home games, including banners, removing flags from The Kop and a ‘not a pound in the ground’ initiative, where supporters were encouraged not to purchase anything inside the ground.
Overly Elaborate Pleats Heavy, elaborate pleats can make curtains look stiff and overly formal, which is why designers are favoring simpler, more elegant pleat styles.
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Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2025
The game, originally scheduled for last Friday, was full of yellow flags.
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Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Sep. 2026
Studios now use YouTube to market their programs, and Google’s Content ID technology flags videos and gives copyright holders the ability to earn ad revenue on them.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Aug. 2026
Bridge’s rapid rise was driven by regions that featured high friction across borders, like Latin America.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
28 Aug. 2026
Ukraine escalates its own long-range drone campaign, hitting Russian command posts and major online retailers, while stray drones over neighboring Moldova underscore fears the war could spill across borders.
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