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lapel

[luh-pel] / ləˈpɛl /








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Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.

From Slate May 19, 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

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

Angry, the 60-year-old cannot come to terms with the loss of her daughter Annalee, a little blonde girl in a cowboy hat whose smile lights up the pin attached to the lapel of her jacket.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

Harry Burn, the youngest member of the state legislature, wore a red anti-suffrage rose on his lapel.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

“That means notch lapels, button cuffs and pants with belt loops, as opposed to peak lapels, French cuffs and side adjusters.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

He became a fixture on television news, wearing either military style tactical gear or a long, double-breasted green overcoat with wide lapels that critics said was meant to echo Nazi German military garb.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

There is evidence of this methodology in practice at Worthing High School, including photographs of students listing their latest achievements and blazer lapels full of badges.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

He continued to refine the shape through the 1980s, gradually easing the “wedge shape” jacket into a more relaxed silhouette with sloped shoulders and lower lapels.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2025

My father wears a cream suit with wide black lapels.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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