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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
Babies who breastfeed should get all the water they need from breast milk and don not need any extra, the NHS says - but they may want to feed more than normal.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Big employers such as Ford and philanthropies are ramping up programs to persuade more Americans to don tool belts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
A hired boy took on a few, and Chris Beeston reluctantly agreed to don women's costume again, and for a time the sharers scheduled the plays with the fewest female roles.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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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
It’s as if, when Early dons Maddie’s blonde wig, complete with perfectly placed flyaways that droop into his face, he is neither himself nor the character, but every woman.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
A historic church dons a "Go Knicks!" banner, while bars' clapboard signs advertise the game.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
While the film dons Prada’s name, Schiaparelli was among the go-to designers for the promo tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
He’s wearing that resigned miserable face he dons whenever he thinks I’m not looking, or when he’s just too tired to fake it.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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He was joined by his wife, Parris McBride, and members of his family and team, many of whom donned his signature bowler hat in tribute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
Hine often donned disguises or pretended to be inspecting a factory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Her grandson Alessandro, 23, donned a volunteer firefighter's helmet and joined in the search for his missing father.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
So she rose to her feet, donned her own cloak, and followed him out into the blizzard.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
People don’t just attend shows; they arrive in elaborate, artist-inspired outfits, from Taylor Swift fans trading friendship bracelets to Beyoncé fans donning cowboy hats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
That thought is echoed in the album’s cover art, an image of two miniature Finn Wolfhards facing off, donning colonial garb and brandishing weapons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Rose is well known among his compatriots for donning a St George's Cross suit wherever he follows the team.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I asked, jerking my head to where Corban and Blake were donning scuba gear.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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