pantsuit
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Poised and polished, with a sharp pantsuit and practiced smile, Fujimori looks like someone raised for politics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Sherman, wearing a tan pantsuit and dark-framed glasses, recounted what had happened the previous day.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
There was an accountant in a suit and an obstetrician in a red pantsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
In 2017 at Trump's first inauguration she wore an all white and cream Ralph Lauren pantsuit - the outfit that clearly makes her feel most battle-ready and professional.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
Her standing in a cloud of dust and that pantsuit being so tight, I wonder how she can breathe.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
“As women have found their voice politically, they have begun to express themselves sartorially,” Friedman wrote in 2017, “be it through white pantsuits, so-called pussy hats or the modest fashion movement.”
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2024
Giorgio Armani layered on the shimmer and shine for his fall haute couture collection, sending sparkling pantsuits and ballgowns down a slick runway.
From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2023
She likes pantsuits, and only black ones, so that when you use your water bottle before a briefing in the Oval to clean the yogurt stain from breakfast, it doesn’t show.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Luminaries arrived at the function in a glimmering wardrobe, from sparkly pantsuits to monochrome pastels with touches of sequins and reflective material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
Dolores says, walking into the living room dressed in one of the dark pantsuits she wears to weddings.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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