coat
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Cold noodles need a dressing with enough substance to coat every curve and ridge, but enough brightness to keep the bowl from feeling stodgy after a few hours in the fridge.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Images circulated at the time showed Abu Safiya walking towards an Israeli armoured vehicle in his white doctor's coat through the rubble before being taken for interrogation.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
After his career prospered, he bought his wife a fur coat one Christmas and, to make the gift more of a surprise, wrapped it in a microwave box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
All 182 guest rooms were given a fresh coat of dusty rose paint, new custom carpet, furniture and upgraded bathrooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Even though I was learning that this was just a facade she put on and took off like a well-worn coat, it was comforting to pretend she had everything under control.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
That left her free to nest in a pile of family coats under a row of seats.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Erwin gives the whole project a kind of gritty, visceral approach — very “Game of Thrones” in red coats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
I’m very pale, so I had to go in for a few different coats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
There have been reports of an uptick in luxury goods such as Chanel cosmetics and perfumes circulating among wealthy North Koreans, while fur coats have become popular in a city bordering China.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Some kids were still hanging up their coats, talking to each other, getting books out, making happy sounds.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Scientists believe the striking turquoise color comes from blooms of coccolithophores, microscopic phytoplankton coated in calcium carbonate plates.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Pour the mixture over the oyster crackers and toss until evenly coated.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Those gases are then analyzed and passed through specially coated capillary tubes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Thirteen birds were discovered around Mill Road in Peel coated in an unknown orange substance and "smelling like fish oil", while "many more" had been spotted, Manx Wild Bird Aid said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Arletta Paisley was from Hope Springs, Texas, and every word she said came out coated in a thick Texas drawl, sweet but with a little edge, like salted caramel.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals for damage to newly applied coating on the bottom of the pool.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s blended with an almost unreasonable amount of lemon zest and juice before coating every ridge of cavatappi.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The new coating also began to peel off the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
MS damages myelin, the fatty protective coating that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Big doors opened on the bottom of the plane, and a ruby-red cloud of chemicals poured out, coating the green trees.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
