undergarment
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The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
She had packed the undergarment for a trip to Mexico a few days after her estranged husband was killed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Some women swear by period underwear, a type of undergarment engineered to absorb menstrual blood.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
His father was in the ladies’ undergarment business with his brothers, on the sixth floor of what is now a fancy loft at Broadway and Spring Street in S0H0.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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"They are giving us pads but we don't have undergarments," said Tamang, whose family of 20 has been living in a crammed classroom.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Women have been shedding clothes for over a century, starting with the corsets and structured undergarments of the Victorian era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Delta also issued a directive last year that flight attendants adhere to a strict dress code, including wearing undergarments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
I hand-wash my sheets and undergarments in my small sink.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023
I asked as Amah slipped the jacket over my cotton undergarments.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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