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postiche

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Definition of postiche

as in extension

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Recent Examples of postiche The team included makeup and hair artist Aly Webby, prosthetics artist Simon Rose, wigmaker Alex Rouse and facial hair postiche maker Sarah Weatherburn. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022

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Some of those projects include new sidewalk and crosswalk installations, citywide traffic-calming measures and sidewalk extensions.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Over time, large-scale replication and extension studies of the marshmallow test with more diverse socioeconomic and racial samples found more nuanced findings.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

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That’s close to the firm’s 2023 forecast of 12 million career switches by 2030.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Many more hurdles rained down in the three decades that followed — music industry changes, family demands, divorces, the pandemic, microphone mishaps, and recently, a management switch.

— Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

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Among them, Mimi Sheraton, who donned wigs and other disguises to go unrecognized when reviewing.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
If not, find another box or even a large, zippered plastic bag that’s big enough to accommodate the wig without folding it.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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