glass
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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
Instead of becoming usable glass, they begin to break down, damaging their structure and producing unwanted impurities.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
It changes the underlying chemistry of the glass itself.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The ability to precisely modify metal centers could eventually lead to advanced glass components designed for specific technological purposes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Luc set down his glass on the table with a smart little bang and then held out his hand.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Such specialized glasses have potential applications in gas storage, batteries, optical technologies, and catalysis.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
On Thursday, he arrived in court wearing a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, khaki trousers and black-rimmed glasses.
From BBC ● 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
Some of them know they need glasses but haven’t gotten their eyes checked or bought their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
He messes with the frame of his glasses.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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
Kelp bobbed in the shallows, and the rockpools were glassed with ice.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2018
The actual window had been glassed off and transformed into a tableau mordant of how it might have looked 50 years ago, complete with repositories of musty school text books.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2013
Inside a glassed display fridge are orderly rows of yogurt cartons and bottled dooght, the fermented and salted drink of ancient Persia.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2013
Usually before leaving Antonapoulos waddled gently to the glassed case in the front of the store where some meats and cheeses were kept.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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
Labels that do in-house glassing have been able to absorb this change easier, while some of the bigger brands that do contract glassing are getting hit hardest.
From Time Magazine Archive
He looked at Jam, his eyes glassing over with tears.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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