boa
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Now, two years later, Harry Styles walks onto that same floor in pearls and a feather boa, singing about tenderness and change and wanting.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Powell compared China’s naval strategy around Taiwan to that of a boa constrictor, moving slowly to overpower its rival, rather than striking dramatically as a viper might.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Part of why I love that it’s Vegas is that there’s this ceilinglessness in terms of no holds barred again, like I want to wear a boa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Dame Karen stood out in the largely male and often stale world of Washington in her colourful tailor-made suits, occasionally complemented with a feather boa.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Like the fact that there was bird poop all over the place, and that some of the vines were so thick they could be hiding pythons or boa constrictors or something!
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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Using powerful microscopes, the researchers discovered that species such as ball pythons, Angolan pythons, and Madagascan tree boas produce urates made up of tiny textured spheres between 1 and 10 micrometers across.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
We went out back and put boas on and we had our moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
“I have advice for you. How about put some wigs on, get some boas, and go have real fun.”
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
In a theater full of black tuxedos and low-key fashion, their feathers, sequins, boas and sky-high hair styles are standouts.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
The smoke curled in black boas around the women in their scholars’ black gowns.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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