Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.
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Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)
The primate — a capuchin, to be exact — can be glimpsed toward the end of last month's trailer for the new season, cocking its head in a curious fashion and shoving an object in a character's mouth.
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Rescuers eventually managed to capture the capuchin and noticed marks along its waist, indicating it had been tied up with a rope or chain, officials said.
However, certain behaviors, such as approaching within 3 meters, blocking a manta’s path, or diving from the front, significantly increased the likelihood of stress responses, particularly among juvenile manta rays.
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Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
According to reports from Telemundo San Diego and Mexican publication El Universal, a narco manta — a banner used by cartels to communicate threats publicly — was posted on a bridge and addressed to Grupo Firme.
For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.
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Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.
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