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dress

[dres] / drɛs /






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But "when I'm with Hyodol, I never get hurt", she said, holding the cuddly doll with pigtails and a pink gingham dress, provided by her local municipality.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

By 2 p.m. she had sold five quinceañera dresses and her husband had 10 dress orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Young bankers learn quickly that pants should have belt loops, watches shouldn’t be flashy and you never dress better than the boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

She wasn’t that old, but she always dressed in a no-fashion black smock dress that brushed her ankles.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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