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blanket

[blang-kit] / ˈblæŋ kɪt /






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"We do not believe additional blanket inspections are necessary. There is already a comprehensive framework of regulation, building control, warranties and builder quality assurance in place."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Per a Friday report from the New York Times, advisers are urging the president to be more cautious in his blanket statements around AI’s safety.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The grill leans into comfort foods and Americana with crab cakes, spinach artichoke dip, a Lucas-favorite chopped salad, jumbo-prawn cocktails, mac and cheese, and pigs in a blanket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: You’ll catch our editor wrapped up in this Cocoon blanket all fall and winter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

A couple around my age are lounging on a neon-colored Pendleton blanket, sipping from milkshakes and staring at each other like they’re hypnotized.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Some rested on cots and benches with their dogs in hallways, while others lay with blankets on the floors of classrooms where desks and chairs were pushed to the side.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

He can be seen speaking to Torres-Pena whilst nurse Chukwuji-Ohanachum walks past with her blankets.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

"We've got electric blankets on every bed. We've got electric blankets on the sofa. We...only really turn heating on when it's absolutely necessary," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The shape of her sleeping body filled the blankets.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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