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tattoo

[ta-too] / tæˈtu /
NOUN
design on the skin
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NOUN
continuous drumming
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Platner covered a tattoo he learned was a symbol adopted by the Nazi’s SS paramilitary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The early pieces that established his reputation were dioramas of local spots around Grangeville, such as a tattoo parlor, a pawn show and a Dairy Queen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In a CNN interview, Auchincloss said that he finds “that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying.”

From Slate • May 30, 2026

In one case, a surgeon at Bangor's Ysbyty Gwynedd located what was said to be a very visible tattoo or marking and operated assuming it indicated the site of the patient's tumour.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The waves of her tattoo move slightly with her gestures.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon




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