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earring

[eer-ring, -ing] / ˈɪərˌrɪŋ, -ɪŋ /


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When interviewed for the podcast “Your Own Backyard,” Lassiter said the earring matched the necklace Smart is wearing in photos that went up after her disappearance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

She found an earring in the driveway and turned it in to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“There is the striking fact about gold that every ounce of gold that has ever been dug out of the ground and pounded into an earring or a coin still exists,” says H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

BBC Radio 2's Mills joked: "I am playing the role of James from The Traitors, and my fake earring is absolutely killing me, although I am getting quite used to these really big sideburns!"

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

She worked on it for a week, using a sharpened Popsicle stick to shape the slightly bulging eyes and the goatee and earring and longish hair.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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