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wore

American  
[wawr, wohr] / wɔr, woʊr /

verb

  1. simple past tense of wear.

wore British  
/ wɔː /

verb

  1. the past tense of wear 1

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His older brother also wore No. 32, so no one was getting that uniform number other than a Bravo brother at Poly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It's also very reminiscent of the iconic kit that Mexico wore at France '98.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

They focused on the Hungarian nationalist group Vitézi Rend, whose medal Gorka wore on a military tunic to Trump’s inaugural events.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Veteran songstress Madonna is appealing for the return of missing costumes she wore during her recent Coachella set with Sabrina Carpenter.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

If Mom had looked more closely, she would have seen that his knit caps were in with his long pants and his sweaters, because he always wore those things together on cold days.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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