bead
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He managed to get back two coral bead crowns and a tunic but it was only in 2021 that any significant repatriation of artefacts by Western universities and museums began.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
While investors are trying to get a bead on the Fed, earnings season is rolling on.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Hernández lined it to the gap, where center fielder Luis Matos struggled to get a bead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
Not just that, but Julia also had a bead on part-time remote work.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
I put the stock to my shoulder and drew a bead on a fence post.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Elsewhere, sizable sculptures of unknown creatures made from glass beads are effortfully wacky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Orbeez are small, water-absorbing beads sold at toy stores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
To release the captured CO2, the researchers alternately spray the protein beads with a mild acid and a mild base for roughly 10 minutes at room temperature.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
And they have no means to make glass, and so the beads, with their bright colors, are to them like rubies, emeralds, and diamonds are to the English.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Velvet-coated sculptures of cactuses and otherworldly beaded plants provide some of the much needed levity that the show so hopes to achieve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Partygoers seemed more enthused about the vendor selling beaded plushie necklaces than about heading to the dance floor.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
"That bag! That bag!" one shopper shouts while racing through the warehouse, filled with everything from colourful toys -- including popular Gundam action figures -- to ceramic bowls, beaded necklaces and even used umbrellas.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Actress and event co-chair Nicole Kidman donned a red, long-sleeved beaded column gown by Chanel.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The summer breeze riffled my clothes, chilling the sweat that beaded on the nape of my neck.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Back on Riohacha's promenade, Ms Aguilar says the bag's fashion rise has led artisans to adapt or add elements, such as elaborate beading, religious icons, or even football club logos.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025
“Axon morphology in living animals is under constant and dynamic change,” says neuroscientist Tong Wang from ShanghaiTech University, who has studied beading in diseased neurons.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
The collection closed with formalwear with clusters of beading, as if barnacles, and coral-inspired embroidery gave a naturalistic touch.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
“And the surfaces of his paintings, which blend hand embroidery and beading with Korean pigments and oil paint, are rich, complicated and undeniably satisfying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
He fell down at the sudden movement and shuffled backward on his hands and feet, drops of sweat beading on his forehead despite the cool air.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
