bra
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bras
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Automotive Slang. a removable cover for the front end of an automobile to protect it from road debris.
noun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bra
By shortening
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And maybe, just maybe, wear a more supportive bra on Lightning Rod.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I was the first woman to burn my bra, it took the fire department four days to put it out."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Super said Victoria’s Secret launched two new bras, including a strapless, during the recently completed quarter and has more bra launches planned for this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Those gains, she said, were seen across its bra silhouettes and price points.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
She drops her towel and throws on another pair of boxers and a sports bra.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
"I was regularly changing my underwear, and by the end... my friend and I had just given up on bras altogether because of that sweatiness, that discomfort."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Victoria’s Secret has said that the turnaround it has been working on over the past year depends on making its bras better.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Sales of bras grew in the low double-digits during the first quarter, she said, contributing “significantly” to the company’s growth overall.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
You can also wear the Whoop sensor in the company’s specially designed boxers, bras and other apparel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
She was showing it to us, humming the music under her breath as she moved through the port de bras and pique turns.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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