boa
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Her accessories included gold-toned shoes, dangly beaded earrings and a long white marabou boa to dial up the glam factor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The global rise in bond yields is like a boa constrictor squeezing the Budget maths, slowly and relentlessly, occasionally loosening its grip, but never actually slithering away entirely.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Now, two years later, Harry Styles walks onto that same floor in pearls and a feather boa, singing about tenderness and change and wanting.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Powell compared China’s naval strategy around Taiwan to that of a boa constrictor, moving slowly to overpower its rival, rather than striking dramatically as a viper might.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
She was wearing her feathery boa as she stood next to the mystery table.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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“There’s a lot of boas, and there’s a lot of spandex, and platform shoes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Using powerful microscopes, the researchers discovered that species such as ball pythons, Angolan pythons, and Madagascan tree boas produce urates made up of tiny textured spheres between 1 and 10 micrometers across.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
“I have advice for you. How about put some wigs on, get some boas, and go have real fun.”
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
Little disco balls have trended up in recent years, and feather boas were in limited supply because of supply chain issues, Cobb said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
Plus her feather boas and leopard-print clothes and her stupid purse.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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