tuxedo
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My cats, Cutie and Socks — one’s a tabby and the other is a tuxedo cat — wake me up by mewing and walking on me.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
After military and presidential toasts, an emotionally wrung-out crowd stood for the finale as an 85-year-old man in his tuxedo came to the microphone to lead everyone in the song he made famous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
But he was out-jacketted by Mohammed's maroon velvet tuxedo.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 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
“Does dressing up in a tuxedo mean you’re happy? Gran was blushing and pretending it was because the samosas were so spicy.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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