burlap
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But even if there’s no hard camera footage of Kao giving Collins burlap sacks full of cash, there is undoubtedly a story that she got duped into delivering federal dollars to a scammer.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
In 2023 he bought NYP, a maker of burlap bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Leaning on a burlap bag brimming with gum arabic, Ahmad pointed to a map on a journalist’s phone to show the circuitous path he took to get here.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Hattie has all the affection you’d expect from a grandmother, but her presence brings a singular comfort to “Nickel Boys,” like a soft blanket being draped across a burlap bed.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
I don’t have a suitcase, and it didn’t feel right to sneak one from the Tilburys, so I put everything in a burlap bag I found in the larder of the Mutton.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
It was burlapped at purchase, which of course we removed before planting.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
All about him, burlapped cuttings rest like tablets brought down from Mount Sinai.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2018
And, as Ratty had said, the chest, burlapped, corded, and tagged, stood in the main hall of the ranch-house, ready for removal.
From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Amy Bell Marlowe
The pay safes had been boxed up and burlapped, giving the appearance of ordinary freight.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Allen Chapman
But Sarah, in the burlapped studio, between piano pupils, was aghast and bitter.
From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
