Silky pink ribbons were tied with a bow around the red thigh-high tights.
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Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
As the continents sheared and twisted unevenly, local forces squeezed together thin ribbons of crust and popped them up like geological meerkats, isolating and slicing them off.
Russian troops, having removed the insignia from their uniforms, spilled out of that base and took positions across Crimea, daring the Ukrainian troops stationed on the peninsula to resist.
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Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
Many wore yellow T-shirts and caps emblazoned with the insignia of the ruling National Resistance Movement — and images of the octogenarian president.
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