braids

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The entrepreneur, whose heritage is Persian, wore his hair in braids and a button-down Supreme shirt featuring Barack Obama.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Elsie, after weeks of conversational lulls, started using the phone daily to coordinate French braids with soccer teammates and inquire about practice times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"When I've had my braids when I was younger, people would come up to me all the time and ask and I'd be writing the phone numbers down."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

At the national level, the Safer Beauty Bill Package, introduced in Congress last year, contains provisions that would direct the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the safety of synthetic braids and hair extensions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Zarra stands at her mark, her braids twisted with ribbons, facing a girl with straight brown hair.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes