braid
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“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
Those are the two pieces that braid together so nicely.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026
Stores sell collectible figures titled “Influencer Trespassing on Private Road”: a woman with a long braid under a wide-brimmed hat, smartphone in hand, in front of a leafy landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
"I call myself a braid baby because I've been braiding since I was 6 years old," she says, telling me how her family would bond over the skill as her mum proudly looks on.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Each week, Mom helped Cat wash and braid her hair into the perfect French braid.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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In the local hair salon, sporting a mane of thick pink braids, is Providence Maseko.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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
In a typical scene, Miss Holland, played by Van der Velden with milkmaid braids and hairy armpits, chokes on the aerosol of a spray tan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
Her brown hair was parted down the middle and plaited into two French braids.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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They tend to be little, plump, tucked in, braided or rolled up; they have the proportions of toys.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
Another young migrant, 18-year-old Matar Top, who has braided hair, arrived from Senegal three years ago with similar hopes of sending money home.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Today, she is a pop-culture icon whose indigenous fashion, famous unibrow and braided updos are as commercialized as her artistic output.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
I tried rubbing the braided tzitzis against the trunk’s rough bark.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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
Like the Beetle, the dangerous bridge threads throughout “Murderland,” braiding the author’s personal story with those of her cast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Visitors can learn about braiding styles and hair-care techniques passed down through generations.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
I don’t get to stare out into the daytime Detroit streets as I finish braiding Pri’s hair.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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