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Recent Examples of bandolierTracks may start with classy piano, but subtlety is almost never the end product; the group wields sidechains like a bandolier, extracting the maximum possible velocity in every kick while retaining the gooey melodic centre.—
Nathan Evans,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026 On an unseasonably warm February morning, Principal Condra Allred walked the hallways of Cleveland Elementary School's 76-year-old building wearing a pink fanny pack slung over one shoulder like a bandolier.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026 The suspect, 20-year-old Wess Roley, was seen in a picture posted to his Instagram story wearing black face paint and camouflage clothing with a bandolier on his waist, authorities shared at a news conference.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025 Authorities shared an image on social media showing Wess Roley wearing black face paint and camouflage attire with a bandolier holding multiple rounds of ammunition in preparation for the attack.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025 Some of her paintings begin as digital collages sourced from vintage Black magazines; this calendar’s smiling, topless cover model had accessorized her lingerie with a bandolier of bullets, as though in preparation for the revolution.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025 Hollis Chitto, a Mississippi Choctaw who also has Laguna and Isleta Pueblo heritage, won the Best-of-Show award at the Heard for a beaded bandolier bag, a form that dates back centuries.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA TODAY,
28 Nov. 2024
The oversized ribbon tie closures are particularly charming—especially in a children’s room—and give the stripes a cottagecore slant compared with some of the more modern sets on this list.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 Aug. 2026
The program also oversaw the completion of five new programs and community centers, which hosted ribbon-cutting ceremonies this spring.
The resulting feedback loop could bring computational materials research closer to physical experimentation.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Aug. 2026
Reading easily leads to reading more, which builds the vocabulary that makes the next book easier — and that loop is what actually predicts the outcome.