handkerchief
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A man desperately searching for a handkerchief while trying to stifle a sneeze, the world’s oldest magician making a comeback — these hilarious bits require no context.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Afterwards Nawat appeared at a press conference wearing a tuxedo and openly weeping as he theatrically dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief, claiming he had been "betrayed".
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
Mr. Pärt has referred to music as “the handkerchief for drying my tears of sadness, the source of my tears of joy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
At one point, while giving his evidence, he became emotional while looking at photos and wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
He chose a perfect daisy and, using his handkerchief to avoid being soiled by the sap, carefully cut through the stem with his penknife.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
The insider further revealed that the lovers spent 20 minutes exchanging their handwritten vows, and that they handed out custom handkerchiefs, embroidered with a “TT” and lyrics from Swift’s 2014 song “Blank Space.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
They covered their faces with wet handkerchiefs as they had no proper masks on hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
With Trump’s planned attendance Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, some reporters have said they’ll wear pocket handkerchiefs or lapel pins prominently displaying the words of the First Amendment.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Others shake their heads, fold handkerchiefs to their faces and look away.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
The young ones who clustered on the comers wearing ties the color of handkerchiefs sticking out of their breast pockets.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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