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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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