ivory
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He lent his celebrity to the campaign against the illegal trade in ivory, warning that poachers kill thousands of elephants a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
These decks were luxury goods used to impress those accustomed to luxury, a taste of which we get through objects like a gilded coffer and a handsomely carved ivory box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some of those eagerly sought to enlighten their charges, while a few others grew to see – or claimed to see – an unbridgeable chasm between the ivory tower and mass cultural aspiration.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
The florist-by-trade gestures behind her to hundreds of flowers contained in buckets — blue thistles, ivory anemones and calla lilies painted silver — all twisted and unfurling into the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Samir had an entire satchel full of perfumes for himself, some beard wax in an ivory box, his teeth-whitening cream, his bronze sunshades, and more combs than the Queen of Persia.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Why are so many of your fabrics tans, ivories or “goat-colored”?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
This is not a concert in which the lead singer will occasionally tinkle the ivories for effect.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2025
Established in 1957 – three years before independence - the museum houses objects from across the country, including Ife bronze and terracotta heads, Benin brass plaques and ivories, and Ibibio masks and costumes.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
She started moving her fingers around the ivories just to get a feel for the instrument, and her wife ran in saying, “Press record!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
“How are you all doing?” the nurse said, bounding in and exhibiting her ivories again.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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