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beret

[buh-ray] / bəˈreɪ /


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The same logic dictates the "forced march" the hopefuls must undergo -- the final exercise required to earn the paratrooper's beret.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The Queen wore a red Grenadier Guards uniform dress designed by Fiona Clarke with a black beret with a white plume and a Grenadier Guards cap badge designed by Phillip Treacy.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Indeed he was, as evident by the jaunty white beret he’d worn for the occasion, which quickly went viral on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“The thing I’ll miss most from home is my mom’s stuffing, it’s my favorite,” said Clayton Stock-Friends, a young member of the West Virginia National Guard from Harpers Ferry, sporting a red beret and sunglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Standing a few feet away was his dad, Mars, wearing a red beret and olive fatigues with the insignia of the Italian Special Forces, an assault rifle slung over his shoulder.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

The EFF, also known locally as the red berets, are known for their signature red overalls worn by party leaders in parliament, meant to symbolise their affinity with South Africa's working class.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Sporting brown berets and screen-printed vests with colorful hand-sewn badges, they followed chaperones inside as guests waiting in line recognized them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

In 2015, many of the youth clubs merged into the Defense Ministry’s Youth Army with military-style uniforms and red berets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

I’ll pretend you’re busy eating croissants and wearing berets and hurting your neck looking up at the Eiffel Tower.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy




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