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Recent Examples of cockadeWhen Francophiles aligned with Jefferson wore tricolor cockades, Washington’s men responded with sombre black ones.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 As a general and eventual emperor, Napoleon wore the cockade to symbolize his own revolutionary leadership.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
Washington Examiner,
19 Nov. 2023 Lafayette, on his return to France in 1779, was a hero with all the glamour of revolution clinging to his cockade, as charismatic as Che Guevara in the sixties, but with a better character.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2021 Later, the tricolour seeped out from the cockade into the broader political sphere and is now immortalised in the French flag, a symbol of national identity and unity.—The Economist,
17 June 2020 In revolutionary France, the Marquis de Lafayette, the same French aristocrat who fought in the American revolutionary war, is said to have designed the red, blue and white cockade.—The Economist,
17 June 2020 Nearly 500 costume makers and enthusiasts from around the world converged on the DoubleTree Hotel at Hazard Center this weekend for panels on makeup transformations, fun with fosshape, beginner embroidery and ribbon cockades.—
David Garrick,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
14 May 2018
The instrument was one of two small, ornate trumpets — one silver, the other thought to be bronze or copper — found among Tutankhamun’s treasures over a decade and a half earlier.
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Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2026
While formal entertaining is less common today, finding napkin rings, butter pats, and sterling silver tableware is a true treasure.
To the hundreds of thousands of parents whose children play under the red, white and blue AAU badge, the organization offers more than a place to compete.
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Molly Hensley-Clancy,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 2026
But an image included in the post features what appears to be a mockup soccer badge, indicating that Small Axe might be making a soccer game that goes head-to-head with EA Sports FC.
Floral appliqués came in the form of a rosette at the hip, where gathered fabric created a thigh-high slit with cascading florals further emphasizing the asymmetric element.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
14 July 2026
Unfortunately, like other roses, Knock Out roses are susceptible to rose rosette, a fatal disease.
Shavers has spent years warning about button pushing, where an examiner runs the tool, accepts the output and calls it an examination.
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Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2026
Men’s styles include the 501 Loose, a roomier take on the classic button fly and straight leg, and the Baggy Barrel, a roomy silhouette that tapers at the ankle and has waist adjusters for a customizable fit.
Taylor Ruck swam the freestyle leg for Canada and picked up her third bronze of the night, having previously finished third in the 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter backstroke.
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Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2026
The instrument was one of two small, ornate trumpets — one silver, the other thought to be bronze or copper — found among Tutankhamun’s treasures over a decade and a half earlier.
Amziah hands off the honey plant to Kateri as McConaughey, the Oscar-winning movie star, hands off the film to newcomer LookingGlass, in her very first movie role.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2026
Earlier in the night, Pallister beat Canadian star Summer McIntosh for gold in the 200–meter freestyle.
Competitive admission to the academy, rank insignia on every uniform, exactly one captain per ship.
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Gautam Mukunda,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2026
Other insignias were created for lower ranks—some rendered in silver, others in gold—but in the decade following the American Civil War, the current color scheme had become largely fixed.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Aug. 2026