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Recent Examples of dreadlockLandor had shown prison officials a copy of a court ruling that dreadlocks grown for religious reasons should be accommodated.—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 June 2025 The justices will weigh whether Damon Landor can seek damages after prison officials forcibly shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari beliefs, despite Landor having a court opinion in hand showing it was protected.—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 June 2025 But Louisiana contends that federal law doesn’t allow Landor to hold correction officials personally liable for having his dreadlocks cut off.—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 June 2025 Standing next to him in the indoor baptismal was Iran Dean, also in a white gown and wearing a white bonnet to cover his dreadlocks.—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dreadlock
This article contains spoilers for part 1 of Wednesday season 2.
After nearly three years in the shadows, Wednesday is back with black pigtails and a withering gaze.
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Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Equally unhinged is her extraordinarily long white wig, sometimes styled with braided pigtails.
In due time, the queue will give way to manufacturing and matching.
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Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Guests prone to motion sickness may want to avoid this ride, but fans should still walk through the queue filled with familiar scenes from the books and films, like Professor Dumbledore’s office, walls of talking portraits, the Sorting Hat and the Mirror of Erised.
In the first film, released in July 2020, the 33-year-old actor wore cornrows.
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Taryn Finley,
refinery29.com,
10 July 2025
As a statement take on classic cornrows, Doechii referenced the wardrobe from Solange’s 2016 performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for the hair artist to execute.
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