yarmulke
noun
yar·mul·ke
ˈyä-mə-kə 
ˈyär-mə(l)-kə
ˈyär-mə(l)-kə
: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home
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The students, who were wearing traditional Jewish yarmulkes, were treated at the scene, the university said.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
University of Pittsburgh students Asher Goodwin and Ilan Gordon were walking to the first Shabbat service of the school year on Aug. 30 wearing yarmulkes.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The man was leaving religious services and also wearing a yarmulke.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
This bunker is for sale by owner, and the owner is Malachi Twigg, an Orthodox Jew who wears a yarmulke on his head and a Glock 17 on his hip.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
University of Pittsburgh students Asher Goodwin and Ilan Gordon were walking to the first Shabbat service of the school year on Aug. 30 wearing yarmulkes.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The man was leaving religious services and also wearing a yarmulke.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
This bunker is for sale by owner, and the owner is Malachi Twigg, an Orthodox Jew who wears a yarmulke on his head and a Glock 17 on his hip.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Yarmulke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarmulke. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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