glass
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The body was said to be bulletproof to a 9mm handgun, with “armored” window glass to boot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
It was not helped by inauspicious introduction to the public in 2019 when Musk attempted to show off the Cybertruck's apparently unbreakable glass, only for it to shatter during a live demonstration.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
And then on 14 October 2026, accompanied by his wife Laura, the actor and comedian entered the glass dock at London's Southwark Crown Court for the start of his trial.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Successful experiments with carboxylate-based framework structures suggest that the technique could be applied to a broader range of glass materials.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
I reached for my glass and took the last swallow of melted ice.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Such specialized glasses have potential applications in gas storage, batteries, optical technologies, and catalysis.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
On Monday, Becerra mingled with eaters at Homegirl Cafe in Chinatown, looking anodyne in a white shirt, wire-framed glasses and tan khakis as supporters asked for selfies or a hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
It dawns on them they’ve probably needed reading glasses for a year, maybe two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
What may change is whether people watch it on their phone or their TV or, you know, through AI glasses, but the visual component is still stronger for everyone than anything else.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
He took off his glasses and I saw a twinkle in his friendly old eyes.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Wearing a plain khaki T-shirt and round-rimmed glassed, Griner was ushered a courtroom by police at Khimki District Court outside Moscow, Griner held up personal photographs before taking a seat in the defendant's cage.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2022
"They were nearly glassed over, but the sound is too important," the airline said in 2016.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2020
As soon as brown timber dust flies around a room it ceases to be a place in which surfboards can be shaped and glassed.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2017
The chef, Tanguy Laviale, 35, presides over a small open kitchen at the end of the rustic-chic dining room, which looks on a glassed inner courtyard planted with aromatic herbs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2017
When it was light enough to use the binoculars he glassed the valley below.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Rubbert was by himself on the face of a cliff in Glacier glassing for grizzlies when a sow grizzly and her cub suddenly appeared.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2018
I did bricklaying, fibre glassing, I was a nanny, drove those rickshaw things, worked in a sandwich store – anything to get me from one place to the next.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012
Andy Carroll is £3,500 lighter in the pocket after pleading guilty to accidentally glassing Michael Cook in a trendy Newcastle nightspot.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2010
How many pro surfers have taken the time to learn how to build their own equipment, from cutting the foam to airbrushing, glassing, and sanding?
From Time Magazine Archive
He looked at Jam, his eyes glassing over with tears.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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