skirt

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Appeared in the February 11, 2026, print edition as 'Tech Giants Prepare To Skirt H-1B Fee'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The brand’s Pleated Belt Skirt in plaid or crushed velvet can be layered over pants or leggings and looks like it has a story to tell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

Skirt hands — along with body hands and waist hands — were jobs at custom dressmakers, common in a time before J. Crew and Chico’s.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2021

Other cuts require even less culinary deftness: Skirt steak, flank steak’s more marbled cousin, comes pretty thin already.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

“The only place someone could wear that skirt would be to an Ugly Skirt Convention,” I said.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana