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lapel

[luh-pel] / ləˈpɛl /








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Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.

From Slate May 19, 2026

With Trump’s planned attendance Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, some reporters have said they’ll wear pocket handkerchiefs or lapel pins prominently displaying the words of the First Amendment.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

She now wore a bright red pantsuit, union pins on her lapel.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

In portraits in homes and classrooms, in photographs on the front page of the country’s main party newspaper, on lapel badges pinned over citizens’ hearts, Kim’s image became synonymous with the state.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

Thousands of lapel tags were quickly printed up, and students on campus for summer session began to sell them for fifty cents apiece in the hallways.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

“That means notch lapels, button cuffs and pants with belt loops, as opposed to peak lapels, French cuffs and side adjusters.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

He became a fixture on television news, wearing either military style tactical gear or a long, double-breasted green overcoat with wide lapels that critics said was meant to echo Nazi German military garb.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

The prince and princess, both wearing daffodils on their lapels, also visited a forge and met nursery children aged three and four waiting with signs they had drawn.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

People lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles, chanting and cheering for the strikers, many of whom wore American flag lapels.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2025

Sheriff Elwell smiled and held his lapels open so that Turner could see his pistol.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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