lapel
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In portraits in homes and classrooms, in photographs on the front page of the country’s main party newspaper, on lapel badges pinned over citizens’ hearts, Kim’s image became synonymous with the state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
In contrast, her meetings with Pierre, who designed many of her looks for the inauguration, focus on finer details - an eighth of a inch on a collar or the cut of a lapel.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Bee devices are worn on the wrist, belt or lapel, and primarily function as an assistant by taking notes, offering reminders and keeping calendars.
From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026
Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
His walking stick nestled in his left elbow; his vest was immaculate; there was a scarlet rosebud in his lapel.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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