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cup

[kuhp] / kʌp /


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Each cup of “Sacred Water” is meant to embody that tradition.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

By the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee, it seems the winners and losers of the new AI era can change.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The Princess of Wales was pictured cheering from the sidelines as the Prince of Wales competed on a baking hot polo pitch for a charity cup.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

The next thing I knew, Betsie was standing at the foot of the bed, a steaming cup of herb tea in her hand.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

Messi's goal tally is now at seven, which would have made him the top scorer in five of the past six world cups.

From BBC Jul. 4, 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

Danso frowns as she makes another round, filling the women’s cups with a dark carmine drink.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

Chow cupped a hand around her mouth and shouted, “We love you!”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

Fan jeers and a cupped ear - is Postecoglou feeling the friction?

From BBC Apr. 4, 2025

I shouted, my hands cupped around my mouth.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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

He turned away after silencing the taunts, cupping his ear to The Kop, who were stunned into silence after his sixth Premier League goal versus Liverpool.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2026

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

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

Citra pulled out her phone and projected a series of holograms into her palm, cupping it so no one but Rowan could see.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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