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blue-ribbon

[bloo rib-uhn] / ˈblu ˈrɪb ən /




blue ribbon


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Lancashire, who appeared at the hearing via a video link from HMP Peterborough, wore her brown hair in pigtails - one tied with a pink ribbon and one with a blue ribbon.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

"I went to the L.A. County Fair, and I won that blue ribbon," she remembers.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

If you think of the blue ribbon — I mean, there’s nothing … higher than a blue ribbon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

When Sandra Lee won a blue ribbon at the Los Angeles County Fair, her sister called to tell her the good news.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

One girl had been in such a hurry, the blue ribbon she was meant to wear in her hair was still rolled up in her pocket.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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