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
In a bejeweled white pantsuit and towering stiletto pumps, Megyn Kelly tried to work the crowd like a rock star.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
There was an accountant in a suit and an obstetrician in a red pantsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
The crowd erupted when media mogul Oprah Winfrey stepped in front of the DNC podium, making a surprise appearance dressed in a purple pantsuit.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
Robin drove me to Park City, where there was an Ann Taylor discount outlet, and helped me buy a navy pantsuit and matching loafers.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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“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
If you thought waterbeds had gone the way of 1970s trends like Troll dolls and polyester pantsuits, you are mostly correct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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
She wears pastel-colored pantsuits with elastic waists or white slacks with overblouses of bright, bold prints.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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