heritage
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Vaccarello began the difficult task of replacing France's Hedi Slimane at Saint Laurent in 2016, taking several seasons to identify a fresh look for the brand while also respecting its illustrious heritage.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“There’s nothing wrong with being a heritage brand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In Tokyo, ube importer Mercado said he backed the Philippine government's move, which he believed would protect the country's cultural heritage.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Tapping into his family heritage - his father is Scottish and his mother is Sicilian - he decided to make a porridge cannoli.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
I would have loved to have known about any part of my heritage that didn't make me feel so alone in the world.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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The stockpile, which has since risen in value, adds Wyoming to a growing cohort of states, including some with mining heritages, looking to add precious metal to their investment portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
It was one of the artefacts that launched an online campaign to highlight women's roles in pre-colonial communities - and revive cultural heritages almost erased by colonialism.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
“Only in America,” Harris said, was it possible for two people of such different backgrounds and heritages to join together to make it “all the way” to the White House.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024
Even the Moscow Art Theatre, from which Chekhov’s plays emerged, has recognized that heritages need to be reinvented.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
Then, uniting further the mutually exclusive castes, many are the common heritages, actual or adopted, of traditions and sacred books, and the common national epics of the Ramayan and the Mahabharat.
From New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments by John Morrison
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