blanket
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When it gets cold, Rebecca, 44, from Hertfordshire, sleeps with a blanket underneath her mattress, which she says stops draughts.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Her remarks concerned the prospect of legal accountability, not a blanket prohibition on conservative participation in government.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
We spread out a picnic blanket, ate fried chicken, popped cherry tomatoes like candy and watched the clouds float over the treetops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“TDFs are more of a blanket approach to saving. In retirement, you want a personalized approach that can tailor your withdrawal strategy to your personal situation. A TDF can’t give you that.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
I went into the front room to fetch a blanket from the back of the sofa.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Five years ago, they began filming themselves pulling thick, fluffy blankets of lint from screens the size of baking sheets, sometimes finding tiny treasures like coins or plastic toys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I think weighted blankets would be a great business venture still.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
On the flight to the US, the FBI questioned Al-Marimi, performed a "head to toe medical examination" and provided him with clean clothes and blankets, his lawyers said.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
When Martha was gone, I sat up and threw off the blankets.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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