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napkin

[nap-kin] / ˈnæp kɪn /
NOUN
linen
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Napkin math says the new investors poured more than $660 million into the Eagles for that stake.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

Napkin rings would have been issued, and you would have been expected to place your napkin in yours neatly.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

Earlier this spring, Lemoine sent the shuttle to NMK Mobile Fabricators, an Oregon-based company that custom-built food trucks for Seattle institutions like Dick’s Drive-In, Napkin Friends and Pecos Pit Bar-B-Que.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022

He ordered a 5 Napkin Burger, and it didn’t take long for grease to dribble onto his black jacket, threatening his confident napkin use.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018

He licked the cake crumbs from his fingers, wiped his hand on a Westing Paper Tea Napkin, and took his opponent's queen from the board.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin



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