derby

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Recent Examples of derby The Schiaparelli collection included derby boots with corset lacing, pointed-toe pumps and keyhole pumps. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025 Premier League leader Liverpool cannot stop winning and enters Saturday's Merseyside derby in imperious form. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025 The synopsis describes a young family’s dream night at a football derby that turns into a nightmare when tear gas and locked gates trigger a deadly stadium stampede. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025 Getty Images The first north London derby of the season is still three months away, but Arsenal have already got one over Tottenham Hotspur this season. Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for derby
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Noun
  • This mini bowler satchel bag resembles a $3,450 luxury piece but costs just $140.
    Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Joe Root, England’s best batter, has fallen to him 11 times, more than to any other Test bowler — a record Cummins shares with India’s Jasprit Bumrah.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It has been played at multiple Dodger games, and Lamar is known for representing the city of Los Angeles, throwing out the first pitch at a Dodger game before and sporting their signature baseball cap.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Her glam was sporty, with her hair gathered in a tight chignon at the base of her baseball cap and clean, serene makeup.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It's served with apple pikliz – a Haitian-style slaw of pickled cabbage, carrots and scotch bonnet peppers, though the Barracos add shaved apple to give it a Midwestern twist.
    Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Shot over the first days of production, the scene was rigged with cameras on the bonnet of a G-Wagon, capturing chaos as Emma Stone’s character fights back against her would-be captors.
    Tiana DeNicola, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Lime and makers of personal e-scooters encourage using helmets, and Lime has launched campaigns in some cities to tell riders to wear headgear.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The helmets’ one-size-fits-all design comprised a manganese steel outer shell and an adjustable inner lining that was attached to a leather chinstrap.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The president has spent much of the shutdown mocking Democrats, posting videos of House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries in a Mexican sombrero.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The congresswoman was dressed in a traditional Mexican dress and wore a sombrero while Pearcy wore an ICE vest over fatigues.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, Indiana Jones‘ fedora that Harrison Ford wore as the adventure-seeking archeologist in 1984 sequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is likely to sell for upwards of $400,000.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The man at the far right, holding a fedora over his heart, is widely believed to be Joe Profaci.
    Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Ross, who has owned everything from superyachts to multiple small boats, has become Navier’s lead brand ambassador—and contributed multiple ideas to make the first N30 more boater-friendly with specific details such as cupholders, a lavatory and ergonomic screen.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Another boater had rescued the people on the burning vessel, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Breaking Rust also has a profile on Instagram, which boasts over 35,000 followers and is filled with images of a melancholy looking man, wearing a cowboy hat in various settings, including at a phone booth, walking on a road, and sitting in the rain.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Beneath her signature cowboy hat, Estevie is carrying the emotional depth and firepower of música mexicana’s brightest newcomers — but with a style that’s entirely hers.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025

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