cup
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But will customers pony up for the upscale grocer’s newest offering, a $12 cup of “Sacred Water”?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
His side finished second and lost the cup final to minnows Torreense.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
It is best known for its unusually low melting point, which allows a gallium spoon to melt in a cup of hot tea.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Olson maintains, “That’s a deal breaker. The cats have to have their cup of water.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
I brought him a cup of coffee and a plate of Nollie’s cookies.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Argentina is seeking its fourth World Cup, which would put it in a second-place tie for global titles with Germany and Italy, trailing only Brazil and its five cups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Up front, it was the ideal dry-goods shop: good boxes of fussy pasta and cavatappi, sleeves of biscotti, plastic-wrapped anise pizzelle, a counter where you could order hulking sandwiches and tiny cups of coffee.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Last week we were having to put beer mats over our coffee cups to keep the flies out," said Cheryl, who runs the Seaside Sports and Social Club.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The ground was strewn with food containers, plastic bottles, empty chip packets, orange peels and coffee cups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
They waited for Hannah as they ate out of little cups with tiny spoons.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
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
He repeatedly tapped his cupped hands to the sides of his head as if putting on imaginary earmuffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
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
When I stand up to peek over the cliff, I see Titus and Denny with their hands cupped around their mouths.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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I do think about recovery and take recovery quite seriously, so I’ll do a weekly massage, where I do cupping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
And that alone is worth making like Lee and cupping my own hands around my mouth for an enthusiastic yell.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Elliott, 26, celebrated by channelling former WWE superstars Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, strutting in the centre of the octagon before cupping each of his ears.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
Since China's so-called Peace Ark arrived last week, more than 2,000 South Africans have been treated on board - ranging from maternity check-ups and cataract surgeries to cupping therapy.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
I gasped and ran to her, lifting her sunglasses off, cupping her face in my hands, studying it for bruises, for anything that might seem amiss.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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