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dreadlocks

[dred-loks] / ˈdrɛdˌlɒks /




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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

The judgment comes seven years after another High Court ruling recognised Rastafarianism as a protected religion in Kenya, finding that a school's decision to expel a student over her dreadlocks violated her constitutional rights.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

I had dreadlocks halfway down my back and wore jean shorts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

You can see that time-bending mash-up in the costumes, with some folks in bright plastic wigs and others in horns and mohawks and dreadlocks like 21st century cavemen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

She looks almost fourteen, and she wears long, thick dreadlocks that fall to her back.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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