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clothe

[klohth] / kloʊð /


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This view also drives many advocates of universal basic income—including those believing that the AI-fueled labor market of the future won’t produce jobs that pay wages sufficient to feed, clothe and shelter families.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

“To work with an 86-piece orchestra and to cast, clothe, rehearse, corral and pay 128 performers is expensive, and to protect their voices, we can only play twice a week.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

"In the cost of living crisis, people have struggled to feed and clothe their children," she said.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2024

But he said it was entirely consistent with Francis’ call for artists to engage with the poor and the Gospel mandate to clothe the naked, feed the hungry and visit the incarcerated.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2024

“You feed and clothe Dorothy and make sure she gets to school, and she will earn her keep by doing chores around the house.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

And California recently enacted a law requiring retailers to manage how clothing waste is disposed of, in a bid to keep clothes from further bloating landfills.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

This is why there’s been such a focus on Chao’s role in her husband’s health drama, starting with the clothes she’s wearing in the proof-of-life photos which are being examined and analyzed for clues.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

There are thousands of comments, with one follower suggesting to "wear baggy clothes and avoid the mirror", and another saying "eat chocolate".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

"Someone should take care of the minors, let them wash, give them clothes and food and somewhere to sleep."

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Then he grabbed a change of clothes from his bag, tossed them in his backpack.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

One morning in April, a bleary-eyed Michelle plopped into bed fully clothed after completing her grueling 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shift.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Over the course of American history, women have been expected to do whatever work is necessary to keep their families fed, clothed and sheltered in sanitary homes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

“We love to do what we do on farms — keeping people fed, clothed and moving. But we have to be able to make ends meet so we can keep operating.”

From MarketWatch Mar. 21, 2026

In two of the images he is seen touching the person, who is unidentified and fully clothed, on her stomach.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

But one morning, Jesper arrived to find Inej sitting up, clothed in breeches, quilted vest, and hooded tunic.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Next to her was a colleague, Santiago Salazar, 22, clad in his black Mexican World Cup team jersey.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Die-hard fans, many clad in American flags and US squad regalia, told the BBC they were convinced that whether the team won or lost, this World Cup could be a tipping point for the country.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

In a Bicentennial print, the Luiseño artist Fritz Scholder portrays a Native American man clad in an inverted American flag.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

So much alike were they, the sons of Elrond, that few could tell them apart: dark-haired, grey-eyed, and their faces elven-fair, clad alike in bright mail beneath cloaks of silver-grey.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Almost simultaneously the sewing machine reduced the time needed to make a shirt from 16 hours to two, greatly reducing clothing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Lithuania's first unicorn, second-hand clothing platform Vinted, has had a similar impact.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

"Every time you reuse an item of clothing you are actually helping the environment."

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The result, broken up into seasons and marked by an impending sense of doom, is a multipart puzzle box as intricately folded and tucked as the traditional clothing on display.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Which was why I was standing on the pedestal in the tailoring room of my family’s clothing store, in nothing but my underpants and socks, waiting to get measured.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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