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mannequin

[man-i-kin] / ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /
NOUN
life-size dummy
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And for those times when he isn’t available in person, Specialized keeps a full-scale Evenepoel mannequin who can sit on the bike in his place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Just inside the door, there was a flimsy mannequin with the face of a much younger, slimmer Trump, wearing a red “Trump 2028” hat, a dark suit, and a signature red tie.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The image of the red Tesla occupied by a mannequin dubbed Starman -- after David Bowie -- was seen around the world.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The Football Focus team gave it a go, standing completely still like a mannequin in a shop window for the opening of the show.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Matthew held both of the mannequin hands in his to hold the arms up.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

The only jerseys in the store for Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappé were worn by mannequins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Lin said the mannequins she brought varied in hair length and type, from straight to coily, but also fine in texture, as she tried to replicate young children’s hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

At Galeries Lafayette on Tuesday, as employees packed away denuded mannequins, admissions officer Li said she thought the store had been too reliant on "the traditional... business model that has existed for decades in France".

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

California highway patrol is getting wise to jackets and mannequins by carpool lane cheaters.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

On every block, there are stores displaying wristwatches with flowered bands, black radios blasting Vietnamese songs, televisions projecting hand puppets talking to happy young children, and red traditional dresses on headless mannequins.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung


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