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wrapping

[rap-ing] / ˈræp ɪŋ /
NOUN
burlap
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NOUN
gift wrap
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NOUN
sheath
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She said she wanted parents to feel part of the process so they were also given wrapping paper and labels.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The five-term senator said the categories of products receiving exemptions include corrugated paper cartons, plastic boxes, plastic bags, refrigeration and freezing equipment, packing and wrapping machinery, and seaweed and algae products.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

When Yankovic spoke to us, he was wrapping up his Bigger & Weirder tour, which spanned two years and included 165 concerts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Fifield was wrapping up a high-profile prosecution of a retired Navy admiral who traded a government contract for a future job.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

She leans over, wrapping me in a bear hug.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The tree wrappings and light traps worked well, Choo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Many of the items, though, were indistinguishable, draped in black wrappings or in wooden boxes.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

But when it is found at archaeological sites, it is more commonly interpreted as having been used for things other than food, such as fuel and food wrappings.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2023

Some of the bowls still had stains on the outside from spills and dripping mummy wrappings.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2023

Its comforts were stuffy and cloddish, the heater, the padded chairs, the bed piled with furs, the rugs, drapes, wrappings, mufflings.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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