harlequin
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The harlequin lady beetle has helped farmers and gardeners control plant-eating pests, and defenders argue it is basically harmless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
In 2022, Timothée Chalamet wore striking a backless red top at Venice Film Festival, and at the 2023 Grammys Harry Styles freed the nipple in a plunge harlequin jumpsuit.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
The collection reached its apex with Hawkins-inspired pieces, particularly the multicolored pants that married contemporary flair with a nod to the traditional harlequin attire, showcasing Anderson’s talent for fusing historical references with modern design.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
There’s Anastasia Durasova’s makeup that makes a face look like that of a melting high-glam harlequin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Did she notice the ornamental touches around the entrance, the Roman urns spilling granite fruit, the harlequin marble?
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Atlantic puffins are the harlequins of the sea, colorful as a rainforest parrot—black backs, white bellies, quad-colored beaks and intensely orange feet and legs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
As Dr Elizabeth Duncan says: "Unfortunately, they do compete with and can outcompete some native ladybird species, but they like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Owning these harlequins should be a piece of cake, and the woman who spent most of her career sticking it to abusive husbands and predatory bankers could be just the man to get things moving.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
A burst of color, channeling the vibrancy of harlequins, took center stage.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
He saw Ku Klux Klan hoods, skeletons, harlequins in garish colors, painted faces.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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