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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
Nano black features a fingerprint- and stain-resistant coating, while the silver-white Neo is treated with a special sandblasting process to give it a matte finish.
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Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
16 Oct. 2026
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, meanwhile, became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, taking silver.
On the aesthetic front, Vanadium Grey Metallic accents on the sideview-mirror covers, the wheels, the model-designation decals on the doors, and on the badge at the rear help distinguish the latest Carrera T from its siblings.
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Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2026
The centibillionaire admitted as much, seemingly as a badge of honor, in a rant during the X Takeover event on Saturday that was spotted by Business Insider.
But most visitors were gathered around one explosively colorful painting in swirling shades of light and dark blue, bottle green, and pale gold.
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Joan Martelli,
Time,
17 Oct. 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to citizens last month to avoid foreign travel and buying gold, to ease the pressure on the local currency.
The top edge houses the power button, and the bottom edge features a USB-C port for charging and file transfer, along with a microSD card tray slot, which is very rare for ereaders and new to the Go 6.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
16 Oct. 2026
Add to that Safe Return™ Emergency Autoland, where, if the pilot was incapacitated, a touch of a big red button initiates a safe, autonomous landing.
In Egypt, an underwater excavation in Alexandria uncovered a bronze ring depicting the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria, while prehistoric rock art in Sinai reveals thousands of years of human activity.
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Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2026
Among the vases of varying shapes and sizes (15 Attic vessels and six Corinthian, according to the Jerusalem Post) was a bronze female figure.
Of late, Holloway’s inspirations have included figures from history, music stars, actors and socialites such as the Duke of Windsor, Bryan Ferry and Charlie Watts.
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Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2026
George Pullar stars, co-writes with Taylor Danworth and produces with Michael Lawrence, John Molloy and Suzanne Walker.