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tattoo

[ta-too] / tæˈtu /
NOUN
design on the skin
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NOUN
continuous drumming
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Artwork by his son Naviyd is featured on the walls, while an enlarged drawing of a tattoo that Usher has on his chin has been turned into a decorative ceiling mural.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

“Nobody is going to get a tattoo, but hair grows every day,” Fonseca said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

In the portrait, Lobga sits a few blocks from the U.N. on the red-carpet steps of a pricey Manhattan restaurant and is seemingly drawing attention to the sizable Tibet independence tattoo on his right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Carrington said he did not regret getting the original tattoo and he "wouldn't have done anything differently".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

“I hadn’t ever considered getting a tattoo before, but I had this on my arm by the time I fell asleep that night.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

For outsiders, Hegseth’s attempt at this version of manhood, complete with bad tattoos and workout videos, is cringeworthy.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Russians’ social media feeds filled up with videos of people biting into apples, lip-syncing to songs about apples and inking tattoos with the fruit that is the party’s symbol.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The rumors were further fueled when one person commented that the musician’s signature hand tattoos were not visible in the video.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

For Rideaux, the tattoos have layers of meaning.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“You might be brave enough for parties and tattoos and doing whatever you want, but I’m not,” I point out.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Damien Pickett, DJ’s father, told Nola.com on Thursday that his son has worn No. 5 “his whole life” and has the number tattooed on his left arm.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Every tattooed person he interviewed in the 2000s for his research cited David Beckham as their inspiration; the footballer made a statement when he got his first inking in 1999.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Or a new generation of candidates – tattooed veterans, mechanics, bartenders – whose biography is supposed to do the political work that policy has not.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Indeed, my mantra through much of the decadeslong campaign had been—to borrow a phrase that at least one ardent activist actually tattooed on her arm—“There is no marriage without engagement.”

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Perched on the edge of one rooftop is a row of black birds like the ones tattooed on Tris’s collarbone.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

“People started tattooing ‘Dios Por Delante’ on their forearms and neck and that’s when we realized that this was more than music, it’s a movement,” Joel said of the impact of the latter song.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

While he sported multiple tattoos, these days “people are tattooing their entire faces—and then having surgery to remove their lips and ears, so they look like aliens.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

It stated that "tattooing is fundamentally a medical procedure, and its growing popularity does not reduce the associated risks".

From BBC Sep. 25, 2025

The scans revealed "intricate crisp and uniform" tattooing that could not be seen with the naked eye.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2025

“The Half-pint Beanfield Angel,” Onofre hooted insanely, tattooing the earth with his boots.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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