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But much like those 1970s artifacts, the notion every other suburb needed a colossal shopping mall as its chief drawing card has gone the way of bell-bottoms and the corner Fotomat.—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Fortunately, the fashion trend was tight bell-bottom jumpsuits.—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 Other trends include low-rise jeans, ballet flats, bell-bottoms and more.—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025 Fortunately, Amazon is brimming with fit-and-flare jeans and dramatic bell-bottoms similar to the pairs Clarkson wore.—Emily Weaver, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bell-bottoms
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