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Covered in tattoos, with his hair in a long white braid, the 35-year-old Australian DJ and former boy-band member looks more like an all-night raver than a children’s host.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

They dress up, braid their hair in a special way and are free to dance and play together outside, something which is traditionally frowned upon at other times of the year.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Even if they started out reticent, the fathers became active participants, asking questions about creating a neat French braid, what to do about tangled ponytails and how to deal with frightened children, Lin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Or made by the woman in your apartment building who has both a co-op volunteering shift and a single, long gray braid.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

I dry my hair with a towel before twisting it into a braid.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

In the local hair salon, sporting a mane of thick pink braids, is Providence Maseko.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Elsie, after weeks of conversational lulls, started using the phone daily to coordinate French braids with soccer teammates and inquire about practice times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

In New York, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require manufacturers of synthetic braids and hair extensions to disclose all ingredients.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026

Her dark hair was in long, thin braids and framed her friendly face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

I tugged on one of the braids Mama put my hair in to sleep.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Nepal's rivers cross a sharp break in slope at the mountain front, drop their sediment, and spread across the plains as braided, shifting channels.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

They walk the streets pomaded, braided, wearing strangely arranged hairdos meant to call attention to themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The 24-year-old office worker found solace in "lompat karet" -- a game from infancy that involves jumping over a long rope made from braided elastic bands.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The teen is wearing black glasses and braided hair styled in a bun with blue highlights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

The river then whisked the canoes under some braided vines that reached across the banks.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Deep in a braiding craze, the children can’t resist braiding everything in sight: hair, shoelaces, even the tails of the classroom’s toy ponies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

With a few snips of her scissors, a plain whiteboard rag transforms into three strips of cloth perfect for braiding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

“I’ll do a long twist of lemon, lime and either orange or grapefruit and braid them together, like you’re braiding hair,” Caporale says.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

Jocelyn Bioh’s high-spirited ensemble comedy, vibrantly directed by Whitney White, took us inside the lives of the African immigrant women who work at a Harlem braiding salon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025

The older ones are sitting on porches, gossiping, braiding each others hair, and looking at old copies of Essence magazine.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes