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Readers are kindly asked to don their coveralls and safety glasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

New Year's Day is traditionally the day when brave swimmers don their fancy dress for the Loony Dook - a hangover-clearing dip in the bracing waters of the Firth of Forth.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

When Kane Williamson leaves the Bay Oval field on Monday at the end of the Black Caps' third Test against the West Indies, he may never don New Zealand whites again.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Many followers don furry ushanka hats, similar to what he wore throughout the rollout of his 2018 release, “Call Me if You Get Lost.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Ernest was a regular visitor to Perro Caliente, where he would don “very proper riding clothes” and perch on a English saddle.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik