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In the middle of all this activity stands Noah, a red-cheeked, curly-haired little boy with nothing to braid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

What follows the tarp is a lovely narrative braid.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 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

Those are the two pieces that braid together so nicely.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026

“But what about my braid? I can’t do it myself,” said Cat.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The BSA wrote that "traditional aquatic headwear", like swimming caps, "doesn't cater to children with longer, thicker afro hair, nor does it cater to traditionally Black hairstyles including braids, dreadlocks and twists with extensions".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Miss Yodle, the family’s uptight neighbor, styles her hair “in tight little braids twisted around her skull, giving her head the air of a victim.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The entrepreneur, whose heritage is Persian, wore his hair in braids and a button-down Supreme shirt featuring Barack Obama.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

At the national level, the Safer Beauty Bill Package, introduced in Congress last year, contains provisions that would direct the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the safety of synthetic braids and hair extensions.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026

Her long braids were coiled in a bun, and she wasn’t wearing blue glasses—so it took me a second to recognize Samira.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

They tend to be little, plump, tucked in, braided or rolled up; they have the proportions of toys.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The few hundred in attendance spanned the full spectrum of AfD voters: young men in black bomber jackets and Lonsdale sweaters, elderly couples, barefooted hippies with braided beards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

“But you will mind my instruction,” she ordered, smoothing her fingers over her tightly braided bun.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

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

A hair braiding shop is more than a salon, it’s a community center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

Visitors can learn about braiding styles and hair-care techniques passed down through generations.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025

The woman whose hair she was braiding in tiny, painful-looking cornrows said sharply, “Come on! I’m not spending the whole day here!”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie