brassiere

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One of the most intimate items in the collection is Monroe's 1950s brassiere that the auction company said had "yellowed due to age" and was inherited by Monroe's acting coach Paula Strasberg.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The film’s laughs come from empathy, not derision, when a brassiere saleswoman tut-tuts that Margaret is “not even a 32A.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

Only when DNA technology advanced to the point where a complete genetic profile could be developed from evidence gleaned from the girl’s brassiere could a solid link be made, Detective Leah Wagner said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2020

He worked at a brassiere factory and sold the World Book Encyclopedia door to door before being hired as a fund-raiser at Yeshiva University.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2015

The brassiere I had was size 30 AA.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides