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[brah] / brɑ /




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"I was the first woman to burn my bra, it took the fire department four days to put it out."

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Shares in Victoria’s Secret soared nearly 50% to a new all-time high after bra sales boosted the retailer’s top line.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Those gains, she said, were seen across its bra silhouettes and price points.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Ranvia had back pain, her bra straps would dig into her, and exercise was difficult.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Miss New Mexico checked to make sure her bra straps weren’t showing.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

"I was regularly changing my underwear, and by the end... my friend and I had just given up on bras altogether because of that sweatiness, that discomfort."

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“When we win in bras, we create a halo across the entire VS brand,” Super said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

You can also wear the Whoop sensor in the company’s specially designed boxers, bras and other apparel.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Rosalía used this as a perfect segue into her song La Perla, supposedly about her former fiancé Rauw Alejandro - with lyrics about a "terrorista emocional" whose proudest achievement is his collection of bras.

From BBC May 6, 2026

I could be written up, banished to bras, called in for a talking-to by a deeply disappointed Roberta.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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