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don

[don, dawn] / dɒn, dɔn /
VERB
clothe
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Calves still need to be bought and sold, and ranch operations - many multi-generational - don not pause for politics.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Only today’s would-be homesteaders look to TikTok stars like Ballerina Farm’s Hannah Neeleman for inspiration or don Gunne Sax-style prairie dresses and call the look cottagecore.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

At times, diners will win don virtual reality headgear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Employers such as Ford and philanthropies are ramping up programs to persuade more Americans to don tool belts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

In the elaborate shell houses along the Langer See, oarsmen stowed their street clothes in lockers and began to don their national uniforms.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

But for the registered nurse, who dons a Hello Kitty badge reel at work, nostalgia was part of the card’s appeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The show proceeds with the fluid choreography of Positions before Grande dons her famous bunny ears for a slinky version of The Boy Is Mine.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

He is clean-cut and invariably dons the same uniform as corporate France: a dark tie, dark suit and crisp white shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Carney dons his best furniture salesman hat to make the pitch of a lifetime, a deal that could save Robert’s life, or take Carney’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Also a factor was his laugh, against which many dons would most certainly rebel if subjected to its shattering bang more than once a week.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Nigerian models donned outfits of seemingly impossible amounts of fabric folded and moulded into massive silhouettes, or overlapping in shingled, feather-like patterns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

When former leader Deng Xiaoping toured the U.S. in 1979, eager to bind a reforming China to the West, he famously donned a 10-gallon cowboy hat at a Texas rodeo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

As always, runners donned a variety of costumes in the bid to raise funds for good causes.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Anaheimers donned Halos jerseys and hats like never before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

There was one pair of sandals; he had donned the other spare pair the day before.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

Devoted Cliffe fans have dressed as him for Halloween, donning khaki pants, a blue button-down and Asics sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The actress marked the occasion by donning a stunning lace Schiaparelli gown featuring long sleeves and a high neckline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

US billionaire owner Michele Kang was also present, donning a new match shirt with her name on the back and posing for photos with fans before kick-off.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Al-Dabba and his sons, donning protective netted hats and wielding metal bee smokers, gently inspect the neat rows of teeming hives.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

A jockey’s feet might bleed, but donning Woolf’s shoes was an honor.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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