wig
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Kusama, instantly recognisable in her bright red wig and bold spotted outfits, worked well into old age from the psychiatric hospital in Tokyo where she lived voluntarily for the second half of her life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
One of the only times Gardner says he’s ever worried about his safety was early in the run when, without thinking, he adjusted his wig with the flame on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The latest costs relate to a mural depicting a judge in a wig battering a protester with his gavel, which appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 8 September 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
When the property was listed, images revealed an incredible glimpse inside the dwelling, which features a meditation room inside the primary suite, a climate-controlled wig room, a private gym, and a movie theater.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
She would order a new wig from London.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
To market herself, Kusama adopted an outlandish persona, donning brightly colored bobbed wigs, and red leotards or dot-covered gowns for public appearances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Unlike her famous wigs, rhinestones and stilettos, it wasn’t something she could, or would, remove.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
"There is the risk of feeling unwell, but even when it comes to makeup and wearing wigs, we sweat, and it quickly becomes very difficult."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs and noblewomen wore embellished braided wigs to show power, and in the Middle Ages, women's long hair became associated with femininity and virtue.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
They wear sparkling, elaborate costumes with incredible high heels and insane wigs.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
“I think it wigged me out subconsciously,” he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
This is not going to affect us, why is everyone so wigged out about it?’
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2020
When he unwrapped the frozen foot, Mogli “would have gone through the door to get out the shop. And he wouldn’t come in here for weeks. He was absolutely wigged out.”
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2019
Instead, Carson waddled out dressed and wigged like the talkative octogenarian Aunt Blabby.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 20, 2017
“No, Chief. It wasn’t that...I basically wigged out. I’m sorry.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
In Louis-Dreyfus, who starred opposite James Gandolfini in “Enough Said,” Holofcener has found the ideal collaborator, an actor gloriously adept at wigging out but also capable of conveying vulnerability with a persuasive honesty.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023
Following MacNair's lawsuit, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists launched an investigation into wigging cases, and concluded that wigging is "not acceptable and that this should not happen again."
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2021
Miller had two of his touchdowns after halftime, wigging through a hole on an off-tackle run and dashed down the sideline for a 75-yard TD.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
It was once commonplace for studios to use stuntmen in wigs instead of female doubles, a practice known as wigging.
From Reuters ● May 6, 2021
If he belonged to me, what a wigging I should give him."--"But,
From An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) by Fritz Reuter
