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Recent Examples of pillbox
Gallagher died in 2022 at age 95 — meaning the whereabouts of the famous pillbox hat might never be known.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The Hanlons — including wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige), a civil rights activist in a Jackie Kennedy pillbox hat, and son Will (Blake Cameron James) — are Black (as are Ronnie and her father, seemingly accounting for 100% of Derry’s in-town African American population).
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The pillbox and sculpted brim styles — especially as seen at Dior — bring such a sense of presence and poise to any ensemble.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The chili was oversalted and oddly smooth, with a slab of nonmelting cheese sitting on top of it like a pillbox hat.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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Some people were seen breaking or spray painting windows and state law enforcement officers wearing helmets and holding batons ordered the remaining group of fewer than 100 people to leave late Friday.—
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Meanwhile, the thin, stretch material is lightweight enough to layer under a helmet if needed.—
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McCall’s banner also appears to cleverly usurp and subvert the aesthetics of European heraldry—indeed, its elegant design would look utterly correct on a beret, a medal, or a heater shield.—
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Sartorially, Parisians are way beyond the cliché of a beret and a striped top, sipping café au lait at a sidewalk bistro.—
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The collection includes fabrics and objects that had served daily domestic functions and rare ritual ones: shrine covers and skullcaps, costumes and carpets.—
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Designed to be used directly after cleansing, the blend of herbal ingredients (including ginseng, skullcap, and madecassoside, a compound found in cica) works to support your skin barrier, reduce inflammation, and promote a more youthful-looking complexion.—
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The company says its solution allows solar panels to be integrated directly into the hood, bonnet, and roof of a vehicle.—
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Their baby daughter is in-between them, wearing a white bonnet, pink stockings and a plaid onesie.—
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Looking back on the experience, Costner recalls his costume being too big for him and his turban falling off.—
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Search and rescue teams were not able to relocate the missing man, who was wearing a white turban and a black shirt, shorts and vest.—
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Some people even shared old photos of Indigenous peoples wearing the hoods, noting that the originators of the design kept the fur outward to break cold wind and trap snow.—
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The company says its solution allows solar panels to be integrated directly into the hood, bonnet, and roof of a vehicle.—
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There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets.—
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The Kentucky Derby also stormed back onto the list after a three-year layoff, as nearly 18 million people in funny hats (including 959,000 streamers) cheered on Sovereignty’s muddy victory, a turnout enhanced by Nielsen’s OOH upgrade.—
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The hat was supposed to disguise him from the masses who were hearing the missing woman's story and formulating an opinion.—
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“Pillbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillbox. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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