parka
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Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara is chatting away in traditional Wassoulou clothes, while Johnny Marr ambles past in an equally traditional Mancunian parka.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Factoring them into the sales price would have added another $200 to the cost of a parka priced at $400 to $600.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
They have loads of different options, including a sleeping bag for your canned beer, a cozy spa robe for a bottle of wine, and a parka for a bottle of water.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
Appearing in a parka and a skullcap, he said he had only escaped because he believed he would be killed if he had remained in custody.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
He wiped his eyes and nose again, smearing snot on his parka.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Puffer jackets cut like dresses and huge parkas topped with XXL fake fur hats completed the look of the "hot as ice" team, as one jumper had it.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
In winter it’s not uncommon to see Somalis in traditional dress bundled up in big American-style parkas and stocking caps worn over hijabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
A hundred workers in parkas and ruanas began to load the trucks, each one bound for a different section of the Colombian capital.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024
The collection includes sneakers, hoodies, tanks, tees, vests and parkas in high-tech fabrics and tones that draw from nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
They turned their faces away from the wind, holding on to the hoods of their parkas.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
