as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
that year the yellow tie was the fashion accessory du jour for ambitious male executives
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Recent Examples of du jour
Of course, there's a luxe lounge — the airport trend du jour.
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
An impressive mix of reefs and wrecks, along with a robust array of dive operations on the island, have welcomed divers for decades, long before Curaçao was the Caribbean destination du jour.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
This swing in your immune function may be enough to leave you vulnerable to the virus du jour.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
Such freedom from the political story du jour allowed the duo to create plotlines around other hot topics that draw on their personal experiences, as well.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
An impressive mix of reefs and wrecks, along with a robust array of dive operations on the island, have welcomed divers for decades, long before Curaçao was the Caribbean destination du jour.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
This swing in your immune function may be enough to leave you vulnerable to the virus du jour.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
Such freedom from the political story du jour allowed the duo to create plotlines around other hot topics that draw on their personal experiences, as well.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
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In the years since, the former editor and model has quietly put her own fashionable stamp on the baroque pile in the Peak District—the inspiration for Mr. Darcy’s Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice and a fixture on the moodboards of designers ranging from John Galliano to Alessandro Michele.Liam Hess, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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The glasses not only provide exceptional sound clarity but also eliminate the traditional stigma associated with hearing aids by seamlessly integrating advanced audio technology into a sleek, fashionable eyewear design.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The home’s high price reflects its pop cultural significance, and its potential value if converted into an Airbnb or a museum, said David Christensen of eXp Realty Luxury, who with Sonya Avila is representing the seller.Matt Yan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jackman and Burnett came to see Foster in the second-to-last show of Once Upon a Mattress, per the pop culture outlet.Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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But YouTube’s incentive to continue making money arguably encourages it to keep its service friendly to its most popular users.Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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The song, a duet between Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, lifts to the summit in its twentieth frame on the ranking of the most popular songs in America.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rob Duckworth — owner of the Duckworth's restaurants and Link & Pin — recently penned an agreement to bring one of his favorite restaurants to Charlotte: Chili Willi's, which operated for nearly three decades in West Virginia before closing in 2011.Laura Barrero, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Oprah selected it as one of her favorite things in 2023, and it’s been spotted on Gwyneth Paltrow, too.Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
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While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes.Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2020
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What was once a sleepy college town next to a railroad stop is now one of the most happening cities in the state of Texas.Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
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See why 2025 Could Be Intel Stock’s Comeback Year for an in depth look at how Intel stock could be re-rated higher.Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Optical atomic clocks, accurate to picoseconds, will enable satellite constellations and ground stations to determine satellites’ locations with centimeter-level precision—avoiding potentially catastrophic in-orbit collisions.Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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As of Friday, California’s two largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake in Shasta County and Lake Oroville in Butte County — were at 77% and 69% capacity, respectively, according to the California Department of Water Resources.Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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But on Saturday, in spite of their many efforts to climb back, USC’s shortcomings proved too large to overcome.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/du%20jour. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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