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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Additional video showed an egg thrown at a pro-Palestinian activist and a man wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, chased and punched on the ground by a man wearing a Jewish yarmulke or kippah.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
Or when the Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man shows up wearing a yarmulke.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
The instructor, who didn’t want his name published, was standing on the sidewalk waiting for the test to end when Lashley, 29, approached him and pointed at his yarmulke.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024
Videos of the Sabbath services captured jubilant students wearing yarmulkes and dancing.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
Or when the Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man shows up wearing a yarmulke.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
The instructor, who didn’t want his name published, was standing on the sidewalk waiting for the test to end when Lashley, 29, approached him and pointed at his yarmulke.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024
Videos of the Sabbath services captured jubilant students wearing yarmulkes and dancing.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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“Yarmulke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarmulke. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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