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Recent Examples of roachesThree live roaches crawled around a four-drawer cooler; whole one roach hung out by the bathroom doors.—David J. Neal
updated August 22, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Idomeneo himself appears as a park ranger, complete with Greek motifs on his shorts, while other cast members parade in sailor outfits and bouffant hairdos.
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Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
Yet, Nancy Wilson also spoke a bit, recalling the band’s questionable hairdos and other memories from the MTV-slick ’80s.
To mark the start of Plebe Summer, approximately 1,200 plebes, or freshmen in the Class of 2029 take part in Induction Day which involves In-processing, medical exams, uniform fittings, haircuts, and learning to salute.
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Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Later seasons would see Lady Mary in looser silhouettes, short bob haircuts, and flapper glamour.
For decades, jewelry, hairstyles, and clothing popularized by Black Americans—grillz included—have been stripped of their origins, appropriated, and resold by their white or non-Black counterparts.
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Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
The Michigan Wolverines team Rose played with – known as the Fab Five – all sported similar hairstyles during their time in college to represent that attitude on the court.
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