cardboard
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For crucial scenes portraying the palace hallway in Egypt, where Moses talks to the Pharaoh, they built cardboard boxes as the columns in the palace, and “reskinned” them with intricate carvings using AI.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Bobby, along with thousands of colleagues, carried his career out in a cardboard box.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
They are present in minute quantities in many products including non-stick cookware, cardboard food packaging, textiles, firefighting foam, paint and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Gavilan collects cardboard and scrap metal for a living but it no longer puts food on the table.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
A guy emerges from around the corner, two plates clutched in one hand and a cardboard drink carrier in the other.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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