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[shurt] / ʃɜrt /


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Playmaker Oscar Gloukh, 22, wears Ajax's number 10 shirt after his form earned a move from Red Bull Salzburg.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Dressed in a dark suit and white shirt with no tie, the former president sat with his chin resting on his hands as proceedings opened.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

“A full head of hair. And maybe wearing this striped shirt that I got — if it still exists.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Standing in the open courtyard of Longshan Temple in Taipei on a recent morning, I watched a small girl, a rubber duck on her shirt, gaze up at the building’s elaborate facade.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

His neck was shaved far above his shirt.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Some bands with a four-decade career would be disappointed by the turnout, or by the realization that many fans not wearing Maiden shirts are dressed in Megadeth merch.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Their team-mates and the Elche players continued to wear the shirts through the pre-match formalities.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Slender men with ill-fitting shirts and thick glasses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Spencer Schoenbaum was there celebrating his 29th birthday with friends — all of them wearing Bruin polo shirts and khaki shorts, as a nod to Aztec coach Sean Lewis’ statement about UCLA’s purported preppy fashion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

The Hawaiian shirts fairly scream to be put on, the sunscreen smells appealingly like coconut—and yet you spend the day in bed, glued to the hotel television.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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