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[wair] / wɛər /








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When a reporter in the room asked Zelenskyy why he wasn’t wearing a suit, he said he would wear one when the war was finished.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

On the day he was released as part of a ceasefire, he and others in his group were taken to have their heads shaved and each given a white sweatshirt to wear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Collins says she has encouraged ICE “to cease all non-urgent vehicle stops,” wants a “full and impartial” investigation of the Biddeford shooting, and thinks agents should wear body cameras.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Subscriber engagement, a separate issue, was also showing some signs of wear and tear, the Wall Street Journal reported on July 9.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

After I filled her in on my time with Ford, we went over what I should wear to meet Alex.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The researchers found that the animals' curiosity was strongest immediately after they encountered the crystal and slowly faded over time, a pattern similar to the way novelty wears off in humans.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The whole squad wears the same boots, the Adidas Adistar Messi.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

He wears glasses like me and is now telling the story of his father to the nation, as I have for decades.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

As the afternoon wears on, the wind begins to fade and the kites slowly drift back to earth.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

He’s tall and wears the kind of glasses you’d expect to see on someone who works in a museum.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Hamawy wore the waving red-striped U.S. kit, a newly minted politician’s choice if I’ve ever seen one.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Kanye West wore “Air Yeezys” to the Grammys, and the pair sold for $1.8 million.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Throughout both phases, participants wore wrist monitors that tracked sleep and physical activity.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

And he is worthy of wearing the famous number "10" jersey they wore at World Cups, only this time in the white of England.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The twins even wore cream-and-orange baseball jerseys to match their dad.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has worn the same olive-green field clothes ever since, because there is a war on and a suit can wait.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

The cash would be nice, because this is just a pair of someone else’s worn shoes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

OpenAI is facing other legal claims, including a trade-secrets suit brought by iyO, a startup developing a screenless, voice-controlled device worn in the ear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

But I also looked in at myself as a mother through the leaded-glass pane of our very lovely living-room windows, and I saw a washed-out woman worn down to the thinnest thread.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

As I tried on the jacket, which fit to perfection, she walked to the rack and pulled down a wool coat worn thin at the elbows.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

When a reporter in the room asked Zelenskyy why he wasn’t wearing a suit, he said he would wear one when the war was finished.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

At the foot of the skyscraper, construction workers wearing brightly coloured vests and hard hats took their lunch breaks.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

And on the twangy blues number “Ringing Hollow,” Mr. Jagger notes that “Lady Liberty don’t look so good / When she’s wearing a frown.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In both instances, the officers involved were not wearing body cameras.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

I’m wearing my birthday gift from Celia—a new purple flowered shirt that’s identical to the one I stained the morning of the math exam, minus the smoothie spot.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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