donned
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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
Last year, Netflix flew the 77-year-old from his home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to Brisbane, Australia, where he once again donned a green wig and overalls for the TV competition Wonka's The Golden Ticket.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Anaheimers donned Halos jerseys and hats like never before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Consider Gordon Ramsay’s “24 Hours to Hell and Back,” in which the chef donned full prosthetics and makeup to trick restaurant staff into treating him like an ordinary customer.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Rorge had donned a black halfhelm with a broad iron nasal that made it hard to see that he did not have a nose.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
