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wore

American  
[wawr, wohr] / wɔr, woʊr /

verb

  1. simple past tense of wear.


wore British  
/ wɔː /

verb

  1. the past tense of wear 1

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Which is maybe why he wore neither collar nor tie too.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

On both occasions, the now shaven-headed "Pulp Fiction" icon wore fetching French berets, a white one for his award and a black one for the premiere of his semi-autobiographical movie, "Propeller One-Way Night Coach".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Ashleigh, from Merthyr Tydfil, said both their mothers and her daughter wore pink bridal pyjamas while their dads and brothers dressed casually.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Deepak Chopra, who officiated, wore a jacket embroidered with an image of the night sky the day the couple met.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I pulled out the little sack that I wore around my neck.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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