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decoration

[dek-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdɛk əˈreɪ ʃən /




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“It’s a decoration, because your system has to now fight the sugar while it’s trying to digest it.”

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

These exchanges appear to have encouraged cultural growth, more complex social behavior, and innovations such as formal burials and the symbolic use of ochre for decoration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

They’re an everyday kitchen staple, a decoration drying outside homes, and a tool to ward off bad spirits and illness.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Nutcracker Soldier dolls are a traditional German Christmas decoration dating back to the 17th Century.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

I looked around her room, the only decoration in it a framed copy of the Lord’s Prayer.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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