blanket
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The forest is home to one of the largest continuous areas of blanket bog in the Lake District and acts as a huge carbon store.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The blanket of low-hanging gray clouds known as the marine layer has been essential in shielding heavily populated coastal Southern California from heat, but it has been in decline as the climate warms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
There is a blanket ban on mobile phones in the canteen and anyone breaking the rules is not fined, they run.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It is “guilt-by-association,” and the group argues that the blanket ban lacks tailoring for specific safety concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Sweat was breaking out on her forehead, and she bit her lips as she pulled out her sleeping blanket and cast it aside with shaking fingers.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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You can place curtains or blankets over your doors for extra insulation.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Daily Telegraph reports on Britons being asked to make "Be ready" kits for emergencies, "including three days' worth of non-perishable food and bottled water, an FM radio and blankets".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
The pledge comes as smoke from Indonesian wildfires blankets parts of Southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge in respiratory complaints across the region.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Families sat on blankets on the floor, sipping coffee and cocoa and nibbling on doughnuts.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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