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
Investigators took a swab from a leftover pizza crust Heuermann threw out in 2023, linking him to a hair found on the burlap sack Waterman’s remains were found in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
After the fossil hunters had recorded as much data as they could about where Apex was found, its bones were taped up in protective “jackets” made of plaster and burlap and lifted onto a trailer.
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
Later, they discovered that the material could be stuffed into recycled burlap sacks and pantyhose to make booms or mats that would soak up oil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Sybil had dyed some burlap sacks to make a carpet, which Cora laid on when she got one of her headaches.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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
So, throughout the days of the journey, the man gazed with avarice upon the piles of burlapped pieces, while his brain devised the scheme.
From The Gun-Brand by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
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
At the mouth of La Biche a half-dozen burlapped pieces were removed from a cache in a thicket of balsam and added to the outfit.
From The Gun-Brand by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
