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Brooches often serve as a significant accessory for the royal’s wardrobe, sending subtle messages, honoring members of the British royal family or suiting the occasion or engagement the queen consort attends.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
However, it was made crystal clear to the British government that the queen disapproved of the state event, the outlet reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The voluntary gesture of respect is a custom within the British royal family when greeting others of a more senior royal rank.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
However, it was made crystal clear to the British government that the queen disapproved of the state event, the outlet reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The voluntary gesture of respect is a custom within the British royal family when greeting others of a more senior royal rank.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the British
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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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