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beads

NOUN
string of small, often round, objects
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Nearby, a handmade chandelier by artist Helen Stickler, decorated with vintage Swarovski crystals and beads, adds to what Weger describes as her “Candyland vibe.”

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

It’s covered in more than 20,000 beads and weighs almost 1 ton — or about 2,000 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 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

He pulls out ten or so round beads from his shirt pocket and lays them in a row in the dirt.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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