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[rohb] / roʊb /


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The images shared on Friday showed the Chicago-born Pope wearing a green robe while standing behind a makeshift altar on the tenth floor of the hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Rangzen's livestream of his death shows a heavy-set man striding across a street in a traditional "chuba" robe and planting a Tibetan flag outside the UN.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

As he stood in his traditional full-length black robe outside his church, a man paused to clear his nose next to him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

I would have torn the sleeve of my robe if I could.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

"There is that promise of a better tomorrow," said Tinubu, wearing flowing robes printed with his red, white, blue and green All Progressives Congress party logo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Chivayo regularly attended the Johane Masowe weChishanu African apostolic church, one of the biggest in Zimbabwe, whose followers can often be seen worshipping outdoors wearing white robes.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“The Buddhist Bug” was created in 2011, a few years before “The Red Chador,” and inspired by the pervasiveness of the saffron-colored robes worn by monks in Cambodia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Comedian-turned-DJ Yoon Seong-ho, who performs under the stage name NewJeansNim in monk robes and mixes electronic music with chants, agrees there is a delicate balance.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

He would dress her in rich robes, trying the effect of one delicate or glowing color after another, and imagine she was pleased.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The manosphere’s sobriety is robed in strength and self-actualization, no different than the sleep routine, supplements, and squats that will sculpt the best version of you.

From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026

Yet she’s also a protein-loading weight-lifting buff who favors all-black outfits and clear opinions, not a robed oracle speaking in riddles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

Kabawat briefly greets the robed and suited men standing in line to receive her.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Than Shwe became the top general, facing his own uprising in 2007 when the "Saffron Revolution" led by robed monks took up the pro-democracy mantle.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

The flames were so beautiful, the loveliest things she had ever seen, each one a sorcerer robed in yellow and orange and scarlet, swirling long smoky cloaks.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

The presiding judge in the lawsuit, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, was in his robing room when he heard shouting on the floor.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023

After the jurors requested that the juror be replaced, Torres interviewed him in her robing room with lawyers from both sides present.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

Over her decade in Baptist youth ministry, Dec. 24 meant prepping sermons at the church, sending out last-minute Christmas emails to her young people, robing up.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2021

“It’s before the robing room — it’s when I took that oath,” he told the lawmakers.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2019

“I keep my promises,” he told her, as Irri and Jhiqui were robing them for bed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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