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Explore boutiques like Amor & Rosas, known for kimonos embroidered by Chiapas collectives, and María Belen, offering handcrafted silver jewelry.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Every day, Instagram is flooded with countless carousels of girls roaming the streets of Tokyo in oversize denim jackets, or posing in kimonos on traditional tatami mats.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
5 Apr. 2025
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Its sheath is adorned with several gems, at least two of which were carved with swastikas.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Upon its arrival at your table, a server will present for inspection an ornate silver dagger, pull it with a flourish from its curved sheath, and proceed to saw off the head of the Mother at approximately her Tropic of Cancer.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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This quote from Sequel cofounder and CMO Amanda Calabrese captures a long-overdue shift in brand thinking.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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To be fair, the genre’s shift from rollicking to restrained may also have to do with how memoirs’ factuality is now so regularly challenged.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Though Indiana’s Lexie Hull answered with a three of her own, Mabrey immediately hit a crisp midrange jumper to keep the Sun ahead.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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His reliance on midrange jumpers benefited him but wasn’t conducive to creating advantages for his teammates.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Throughout practice, McDonald regularly pressured Fields and registered a would-be sack.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Nix also passes the eye test with his ability to avoid sacks and produce chunk plays with his arm or legs.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 May 2025
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Now, analysis of the covers reveals the distant lands — and animals — where the chemises originate.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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But unlike other medieval libraries, the Clairvaux Romanesque manuscripts have an additional second cover, called a chemise, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Amazon just dropped major markdowns on summer dresses for the long weekend, including flowy sundresses, breezy maxi dresses, and other versatile options starting at just $14.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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The nonprofit American Cancer Society Discovery Shop features turquoise jewelry, sundresses, sandals, hats and more for summer.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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