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bonnet

[bon-it] / ˈbɒn ɪt /


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AI company “has finally let investors look under the bonnet… the engine is as powerful as the hype suggested,” Gilbert says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

On one trip, then 6-year-old Bridget won a Laura look-alike contest in a handmade pinafore and bonnet sewn by her grandmother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The bonnet of the car was left with two scratches that he estimated would cost up to £300 to get fixed professionally.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Critics said the car, with its ultra-long bonnet and chunky wheels, was a departure from the E-Type maker's roots.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

A strange sense of helplessness fell upon the girls as the gray bonnet vanished round the corner, and despair seized them when a few minutes later Miss Crocker appeared, and said she’d come to dinner.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Her first observation: “The bonnets look too fancy for the Ingalls family.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Many Jamaicans are fiercely proud of the island's Scotch bonnets, which are something of a cultural cornerstone and a central feature in its cuisine.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

To avoid the high prices of Scotch bonnets, she also uses locally grown Moruga scorpion peppers, which are native to Trinidad.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Naoshi’s pieces usually center around a chic ingenue sporting food-focused fashion — think bonnets made of bonbons and boba tea skirts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

The men wore their stovepipe hats, and the ladies showed up with their finest bonnets.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman


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