harlequin

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The harlequin lady beetle is more aggressive than its peers, said John Losey, director of the Lost Ladybug project at Cornell University.

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

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

This also is an excellent bird-watching spot for black oystercatchers and harlequin ducks.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors-d'oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald