figurine
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“Tike” Miller, the Illinois inventor of the Mold-A-Rama, was inspired by a broken figurine in his nativity scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Four days later, Carney addressed the nation displaying a figurine of Gen. Isaac Brock, who repelled U.S. forces invading what is today Canada in the War of 1812.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
In Vogelherd Cave in Lone Valley, for example, archaeologists uncovered a small mammoth figurine carved from mammoth ivory.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
Customers get small prizes such as a badge or figurine after selecting a certain number of dishes, 15 plates for the first reward and 25 for the second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
She stared at the figurine pieces on the floor and then knelt and started to pick them up with her bare hands.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In the movie, a carnival staged a publicity-stunt fake wedding in the whale’s mouth, capped by a whale-shaped wedding cake with tiny bride and groom figurines in the whale’s mouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
You can see if you know more about the ’90s than our resident Gen Xer, play a crossword that includes references to Beanie Babies and Hummel figurines, and more.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Alice Greene spent part of a recent Tuesday evening at a clawcade in Manhattan with two friends, trying to pick up “blind boxes” that contain miniature mystery figurines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She packed up her two worn decks of tarot cards, some small carved stone figurines and headed for home before the darkness swallowed Old Havana again.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Last year not one but two bakers had crafted fifty-layer-high masterpieces of sugary wonder, studded with frosted stars and flowers and figurines.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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Purple Hibiscus
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