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cup

[kuhp] / kʌp /


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Employees are still coffee badging, the practice of swiping into the office and sticking around long enough to have a cup of coffee before heading out to finish the workday at home or elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

I'd been so used to viewing cup finals on our black and white TV, I fully expected the grass to be the same colour.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The former Taco Bell executive last year established a protocol for baristas—from cup writing to greeting every customer—to improve customer services and build back sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

For a time after his death, Hwang returned daily to leave a cup of coffee "at the cramped table where he never got to sit".

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

I rushed to the front and placed the cup in front of Mr. Lew, who had taken up his place at Ba’s desk again.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

On July 20, Wawa offered free cups of coffee in his honor at every store.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Maeda scored 79 goals in 212 appearances at Celtic, where he won five league titles, three Scottish Cups and two League cups.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Among people with optimal blood pressure, consuming 1-3 cups a day was associated with a greater risk of developing high blood pressure.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Up to five cups of coffee a day are safe for most adults and may even have benefits for heart health, according to a new scientific statement by the American Heart Association.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Hugo swept his arm toward the corner where, sure enough, the tower of coffee cups was teetering like it was about to topple.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

It doesn't want to leave the safety of his cupped hands.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?

From Salon Nov. 27, 2025

Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

After his verbal attack on Smith, Whittaker cupped his hands as more boos echoed around the arena, though he did share an embrace with Cameron and his team a little later.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2025

I cupped his cheeks in my hands, kissed his tiny nose.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

She scraped my skin with firm, painful strokes, and then moved on to cupping, placing glass suction cups across my back and shoulders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Adherents swear by cupping therapy as a way to manage muscle pain and detoxify, but more spas are touting it as the ideal postflight treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I do think about recovery and take recovery quite seriously, so I’ll do a weekly massage, where I do cupping.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Elliott, 26, celebrated by channelling former WWE superstars Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, strutting in the centre of the octagon before cupping each of his ears.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

“Because, in case you haven’t figured it out,” he murmured, cupping my face with one big hand.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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