blanket
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NRW said the vehicles travelled over private land to the Moel Fferna peak, leaving "huge tyre marks and damage" in peat and blanket bog habitats, both of which are "rare and protected".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I have a fancier fleece blanket that should work nicely for Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s cape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Colder air can hold less water vapor, which normally acts like an insulating blanket around Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Protected by their cipher and full of vim, the Americans were under a blanket of surveillance in Moscow so heavy that they couldn’t wriggle out long enough to meet refuseniks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
One year, during a harsh winter frost, Clare had taken the blanket from his own bed and wrapped it around Captain’s fat beige stem to ensure he’d survive the night.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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According to the simulations, the same collision could also have generated the regolith that now blankets much of the moon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
In some cases, you can even find vehicle-inspired first-aid kits that include items such as emergency blankets, flashlights, road flares, emergency markers, and more.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Photographs on local media show people lying on benches and platforms, using towels as makeshift blankets.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The volunteers "are taking good care of us; we were given blankets and facilities to shower," Elvira Menendez said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
We scrambled to our feet and snatched up our blankets as they bore down upon us.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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