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tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design
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Recent Examples of button-down
Attendees wore suit jackets and button-down shirts, hijabs and keffiyehs, a type of Middle Eastern headdress.
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Break up the set entirely by pairing the top with linen trousers or the shorts with a button-down for lounging by the pool.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
Staples like button-down shirts, pencil skirts and blazers become quirky heroes through unorthodox color pairings, awkward shapes or offbeat looks, Leverton said.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
Wear these linen pants with a snug tee layered under an open button-down shirt, or match them with a coordinating linen top.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
Break up the set entirely by pairing the top with linen trousers or the shorts with a button-down for lounging by the pool.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
Staples like button-down shirts, pencil skirts and blazers become quirky heroes through unorthodox color pairings, awkward shapes or offbeat looks, Leverton said.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
Wear these linen pants with a snug tee layered under an open button-down shirt, or match them with a coordinating linen top.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Related Articles The report’s authors found that shoppers see luxury handbags as a good investment when purchasing (39 percent), while 29 percent of consumers see handbags as a great investment opportunity compared to traditional investments.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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In the country category, there will be a new award for best traditional country album, and the current best country album category will be renamed to best contemporary country album.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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Wilders’ decision comes days after conservative Karol Nawrocki was announced the winner of Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, a victory that suggests that Poland will likely take a more populist and nationalist path under its new president, who was backed by President Trump.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Across the board, the demands have been cheered by conservative figures and organizations who see elite US institutions of higher learning as home to radical ideas and anti-Jewish bias and thus easy and deserving targets.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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For more details on the nature of conventional AI versus AGI and ASI, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The image - more grainy than conventional high-resolution photographs and in black and white - appears to show the debris of several aircraft located along the runway of the Belaya military air base or parked in protective revetments nearby.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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