blanket
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It is “guilt-by-association,” and the group argues that the blanket ban lacks tailoring for specific safety concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Her remarks concerned the prospect of legal accountability, not a blanket prohibition on conservative participation in government.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
So if we’re staying at home, sometimes we’ll just grab a blanket and go into the den and get cozy on the couch and binge something on our big TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
At night, they slept in bunk beds with only plastic sheeting over the mattress, and one very thin blanket.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The man bent forward, his hand in spite of himself reaching for the tiny fist curled around the blanket.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The Daily Telegraph reports on Britons being asked to make "Be ready" kits for emergencies, "including three days' worth of non-perishable food and bottled water, an FM radio and blankets".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Five years ago, they began filming themselves pulling thick, fluffy blankets of lint from screens the size of baking sheets, sometimes finding tiny treasures like coins or plastic toys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I think weighted blankets would be a great business venture still.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Survivors disembarked a rescue boat at the French port of Calais in the mid-morning, some on stretchers and in wheelchairs, many wrapped in emergency blankets, an AFP correspondent said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Clutching our blankets and pillowcases, we were swept along with the others.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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