pearls
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Seated across from me, in her pearls and charcoal pantsuit, is Neera Tanden—one of the most accomplished political agents in America, and someone to whom I have just posed a deeply offensive question.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
When cholesterol had been removed beforehand, some structural changes still occurred, but the pearls remained smaller than those in untreated cells, and the same significant slowing was not detected.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Now, two years later, Harry Styles walks onto that same floor in pearls and a feather boa, singing about tenderness and change and wanting.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He debuted the offbeat experimental musical in fishnets and pearls in 1973 on the tiny stage upstairs at the Royal Court Theater in London, where it first became an underground sensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I straightened my pearls, brushed the front of my skirt to make sure it was neat, squared my shoulders, and walked up the steps.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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