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cowboy

[kau-boi] / ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ /


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On the campaign trail, both contenders have been making similar clothing choices, wearing relaxed blazers and cowboy boots.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

His third-most-popular TikTok video is from July Fourth, when he danced around in his trademark black V-neck and American-flag cowboy hat, lipsyncing to Taylor Swift.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Born and raised in rural Lincolnshire, England, he was taken with cowboy lore and stories early on, and with related country ballads from Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Features include a two-story great room with a fireplace, eat-in kitchen and adjacent family room, screening room, game room, and cowboy bar with horse-saddle seats.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

During his visits, reporters kept tabs on him, printing stories about his cowboy adventures in the newspaper, which kept him in the public eye.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

It comes following horror stories of procedures reportedly carried out in Airbnbs, hotel rooms, garden sheds and even public toilets, by "cosmetic cowboys", external.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "We are taking action to crack down on cosmetic cowboys and root out dangerous practices."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

With their flamboyant costumes and choreography, the group became a pop culture phenomenon, targeting disco's large gay audience with camp fantasy characters of butch builders, bikers, cowboys and soldiers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

We had to wait only a minute before the cowboys came out and started yelling at each other.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling


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