bottle

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After the spray of resignations, fury and anger a month ago following Labour's calamitous election results, the Makerfield by-election campaign had put a temporary cork in the bottle of the party's dissent.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He could throw down a dunk, hit a 3-pointer, snare a crucial rebound and bottle up the other team’s best scorer, all in the same game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

His wife used the opportunity to retreive a water bottle and got the bear off of him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Questlove’s newest documentary is a rare instance of an artist capturing lightning in a bottle twice.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Clare snatched up a bottle of dried blushers, revealing a rat cowering on the shelf behind it.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman