as in emblem
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
the family's selection of the lily as its impresa dates from the 16th century
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According to British Vogue, the designer is said to have created the dress as a nod to France, with national flowers and bees — the emblem of Napoleon — embroidered on the skirt.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026 -
The Fashion Nova baddie in horizontal sprawl off the Vertigo, for example, is an emblem for those in the know.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Even Luke Skywalker dons a pair of beige Levi’s—transformed from a miner’s uniform into a symbol of rebellious cool by the likes of James Dean—to blend in with the desert sands of Tatooine, a former mining outpost.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Irises are a symbol of courage and hope—and Van Gogh’s masterpiece evokes vitality, decay, and the cycle of life itself.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Before the crowd split into teams, one person from each group donned an orange safety vest emblazoned with the logo of BrightView, the landscaping firm that does trash collection downtown.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some of those partnerships have seemed like the antithesis of the chic vibe that’s been the film’s hallmark since 2006.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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And sometimes the music does traffic in the kinds of clichés about middle-American purity of spirit that have long been a hallmark of conservative rhetoric.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Presnell in his April 9 order rebuked Florida Virtual School for its pursuit of nationwide damages, writing that its lawyers had presented no proof that the school had suffered financial harm, an essential element of trademark infringement cases.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The latest, which opened last year, is the Naoshima New Museum of Art, designed by Ando using his trademark concrete and dedicated entirely to works by Asian artists.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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“Impresa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresa. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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