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Also, wear a different hat or two hats; wear more than one hat. Function in a different or more than one capacity or position, as in I'm wearing another hat today; yesterday I was a housewife, today I'm an attorney, or I wear two hats—are you asking me as a member of the city council or as a storeowner? This metaphoric expression alludes to headgear worn for different occupations. [Mid-1900s]

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But in the case of black women, another study found no lack of interest.
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Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.
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Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
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The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.
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She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
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Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.
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After all, may not even John Burns be human; may not Mr. Chamberlain himself have a heart that can feel for another?
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