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The Qinsen 2-piece Set is your answer for what to wear on long flights and cozy hotel mornings alike; its body-skimming silhouette is versatile enough to dress up or down, and to wear together or separately for a wide range of outfit options.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
And the battles that started on residential streets during the fall are still wearing on in courtrooms and detention centers from Wisconsin to Indiana to Texas.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The hydrating ingredients help prevent caking or creasing as the day wears on, creating natural, even coverage.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
The estradiol patch, a tiny square worn on the skin, may be discreet, but its impact is powerful.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
It has been worn on a handful of formal occasions in the years since, including a charity gala in 2016, on a state visit to Paris in 2017 and the Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace in 2018.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
The backpack, pants and shoes Anderson is wearing on the bus were never recovered.
—Lauren A. White, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
For 14 days, as the Milan Cortina Games wore on, Vonn remained, in a way, its most enduring star.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
But as Savage’s first day in the hospital wore on, her pain intensified.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
And the battles that started on residential streets during the fall are still wearing on in courtrooms and detention centers from Wisconsin to Indiana to Texas.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The hydrating ingredients help prevent caking or creasing as the day wears on, creating natural, even coverage.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
The estradiol patch, a tiny square worn on the skin, may be discreet, but its impact is powerful.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
It has been worn on a handful of formal occasions in the years since, including a charity gala in 2016, on a state visit to Paris in 2017 and the Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace in 2018.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
The backpack, pants and shoes Anderson is wearing on the bus were never recovered.
—Lauren A. White, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
For 14 days, as the Milan Cortina Games wore on, Vonn remained, in a way, its most enduring star.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
But as Savage’s first day in the hospital wore on, her pain intensified.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Wear on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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