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fedora

[fi-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / fɪˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /


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This includes Dolan’s fronting of an embarrassing blues-rock band, often while sporting a fedora, and he inflicts his music on audiences by installing himself as the opener for acts like the Eagles.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

He launched his elementary school’s first newspaper, “The Spotlight,” and purchased a fedora to seal his fate as a journalist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

Wearing a black hood over his fedora and sunglasses to complete his persona, he begins to boast about winning the NAW championship at the last show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Kid Rock headlined in a furry white vest, cutoff shorts and a fedora, singing his late-1990s hit “Bawitdaba” to a modest crowd indoors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

A guy among the group with a dark blue fedora replies, “Man, I’m going on down to the voting place with my best suit and my best strut. They ain’t even ready!”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Instead of fedoras and pillboxes, hair became increasingly emphasized—and longer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

That meant bringing a splash of West Side Story to the ceremony, with the singer dancing on rooftops and fire escapes with dancers dressed in 1950s-style fedoras.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

The first seeds of paranoia arrived when the distinctive fedoras of Hoover’s FBI agents began appearing in droves as Los Alamos opened its badge-issuing office in 1943.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

On the L-shaped reception desk at the front are stacks of fedoras, a rack of suit pocket handkerchiefs and at least five pairs of shoes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

Out the window I can see Mrs. Scatcherd and Mr. Curran on the platform talking to two men in suits and ties and black fedoras, with several policemen behind them.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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