tights

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At those days, women workers used to receive small gifts on International Women's Day -- "those famous tights, chocolates, carnations..."

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The shop stocks a range of school clothing, including shirts, trousers, skirts, ties and tights, and is a collaboration between the council, the Peterborough Youth Council, the city's Youth MP Danielle Daboh, and the Co‑op.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

One is familiar and increasingly specific: a good leotard, fleece-lined tights, an extra water bottle, Band-Aids for blisters, putty-colored flats for barre, a pair of low, strappy heels for salsa.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

In 2010, a Sun News article imagined Martin as a cartoon superhero, “in tights and a cape with the caricature of a microscope emblazoned across his chest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

As Mami and Papi finished dressing, the girls watched, fussing at their tights, an uncomfortable new article of clothing.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez