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lapel

[luh-pel] / ləˈpɛl /








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Gautam Tamboliya, a 21-year-old student from India’s Haryana state, carried India’s national flag and wore a lapel pin with an image of a cockroach on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

With Trump’s planned attendance Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, some reporters have said they’ll wear pocket handkerchiefs or lapel pins prominently displaying the words of the First Amendment.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

She now wore a bright red pantsuit, union pins on her lapel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 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

She took a corner of his lapel and gave it a little shake and this was when she said, “I’ll wait for you. Come back.”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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