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fright wig

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as in extension

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Recent Examples of fright wig The East Coast parades were raucous affairs with participants including a shock rock band in two-foot fright wigs and neon body paint performing from a flatbed truck. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 This is what we’ve been told time and again, in movies and TV shows from Mommie Dearest and Carrie to Mad Men and The Sopranos, where the mother monster shows up in all her pill-popping, guilt-tripping, fright wig-wearing splendor to wreak havoc on her innocent children’s—and our—psyches. — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 Sporting a fright wig, a feather boa, and a baggy dress (designed to obscure her svelte figure), Diller was unabashedly outlandish. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2018 The dress code for leaders in Lake Forest seems to include red noses, fright wigs and oversized shoes. — Mike Mulligan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017

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There is a precedent — this idea is an extension of one that is already law.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The topic of a contract extension came up during the season for the first baseman who led the team with 35 home runs.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Her 2024 race in House District 105 was partly a referendum on the party switch, but Cotham survived a recount against Nicole Sidman in a strong year for Republicans overall on the ballot.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Hit the light switch, the thermostat, the remote and the door handle on the way in.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

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