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: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
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The long-sleeve polo sweater has elegant pearl buttons that pop against the sweater’s neutral color.
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Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
After giving a peek at her family, Eilish ran with a handheld camcorder linked to the big screen, showing her polo-wearing band and the soundboard masters stationed below the risers.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
The book looks at how such pop music came to dominate Coachella’s headlining slots, how the festival’s cutting edge livestream bolstered growth and how the rise of social media helped make the polo field into a weekend-long catwalk for models, movie stars, influencers and other cultural luminaries.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Everything is made in China, except for the women’s super luxe cashmere V-neck and the men’s luxe cashmere polo, which are both made in Nepal.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
After giving a peek at her family, Eilish ran with a handheld camcorder linked to the big screen, showing her polo-wearing band and the soundboard masters stationed below the risers.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
The book looks at how such pop music came to dominate Coachella’s headlining slots, how the festival’s cutting edge livestream bolstered growth and how the rise of social media helped make the polo field into a weekend-long catwalk for models, movie stars, influencers and other cultural luminaries.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Everything is made in China, except for the women’s super luxe cashmere V-neck and the men’s luxe cashmere polo, which are both made in Nepal.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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polo
noun
po·lo
ˈpō-lō 
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball
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