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The description for the fundraiser remembered Rodriguez for his “easygoing warmth,” his affinity for race cars, baking and “a good cup of coffee.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
I was welcomed instead with a cup of fennel tea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Think of these elements, which originated from the galaxies' stars, as food dye dropped into a cup of water," said Zhu.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
While vast clouds of flying bugs might not be everyone's cup of tea, scientists have been delighted to find that the Bogongs are back.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Pickwick drew me a cup from the silver urn on the sideboard.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Pilots who have regularly flown from Dubai recounted strict searches through metal detectors that have led security staff to confiscate everything from selfie sticks to hair spray to cups of coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Professional life is crowded with micro-signals — clothes, cups, phones, tone, timing, posture — ordinary things that remain perfectly neutral until someone decides they are evidence of character.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
A Starbucks spokesperson told MarketWatch the company increasingly sees its ancillary offerings — like cups and other gear — as collectibles.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Could you stack 12 cups in under two seconds to become a European champ?
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then I dip the broom in water and shake it on the shelves of plastic-wrapped paper towels, toilet paper, popcorn, peanut butter, Pull-Ups, and sippy cups.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
Chow cupped a hand around her mouth and shouted, “We love you!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
When Sarr scored, it looked like Ange cupped his ears to say: I know better.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
The 33-year-old cupped his ear after he was booed by the partisan French crowd following his win on court 14.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
He pulled something out of his front pocket and cupped it in his hands.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
My results showed various deficiencies, which the staff recommended treating with vitamin B and glutathione IV drips, acupuncture, cupping massages, osteopathy and daily hydro and mud therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Adherents swear by cupping therapy as a way to manage muscle pain and detoxify, but more spas are touting it as the ideal postflight treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But the seventh seed used the crowd to his advantage in the tie-break, conducting them after hitting a sublime backhand pass and cupping his ear after a deft volley brought up two match points.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025
In addition to his usual routine, he’s tried cryotherapy, infrared therapy, massages with cupping — anything to keep inflammation down and ward away the nagging injuries that followed him over three years at Mississippi State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Cora woke in a white room, a soft mattress cupping her body.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
