khaki
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I certainly stood out among the perfectly creased khaki pants and palm combs and top-buttoned flannels contrasted with my clueless bowl haircut and Ninja Turtle suspenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I'd grown up around it, we used to joke that if you cut my dad, he'd bleed khaki," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Eugene Levert, chain-smoking next to a stack of books while wearing a vertical blue-striped button-down and khaki slacks, looked the scholarly mirror of Doug Lamplugh, in a horizontal blue-striped polo and khaki shorts.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Dressed like the Kurdish fighters he once served alongside, Barsirini still wears the khaki shalwar, fitted jacket and scarf wrapped around his waist.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
I imagined the hallways outside this room as a desert filled with enemies in khaki, Mrs. Turton dashing through the harsh landscape in an effort to save the world.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
An account affiliated with the Libertarian Party on X appeared to tacitly support Weir’s proposal, posting a palette of button-down shirts, quarter zips, khakis and loafers to guide the choices of convention attendees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Gap, famous for its jeans, khakis, white T-shirts and hoodies, laid out its stores with clothing organised by size and style, which was a pioneering approach at the time.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
We get multiple nondescriptive lists: khakis, leather jackets, flannels, baggy denim, work jeackets, graphic T-shirts, sweaters and rugby tops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Laboe’s resonant voice echoed through the Riverside neighborhoods where I grew up, from passing cars and open windows, a staple of la cultura in particular — the Chicano culture of lowriders, Pendletons and khakis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
Also, he's wearing my clothes, which I delivered to him yesterday: khakis; a short-sleeve, plaid button-down I love; and my black Chucks.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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