parka
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It was far higher than he had anticipated in part because the parka was, unbeknownst to him, made in Myanmar, then facing a tariff rate of 40%, which stuck him with $248.04 in charges.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Arc’teryx got the ultimate celebrity boost in China when Chinese leader Xi Jinping wore an Arc’teryx parka in 2021 to inspect venues for the Olympics and again at the Opening Ceremony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
Danvers corners the figure in the parka, but when the man removes his hood, it’s Heiss, who crumbles into a ball and begins to weep.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
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 stuffed the purifying herbs and birch-bast wrapping into the neck of his parka, and looked down at what Renn had made for him in the night.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Garner raises them primarily for meat and fiber, which is woven into all manner of snuggly garments — cardigans, parkas, scarves and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
It was so cold they wore layers of fleece shirts under their parkas.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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