blanket
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"So, we all started to panic; some people jumped out of windows, and some ran outside," the 31-year-old barber told AFP as he stroked his mother's leg under her hospital blanket.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
But I find “One Night Only” to be a far more interesting film because it doesn’t answer everything up front or take the blanket optimist’s route.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
I’d run my fingers across the convex pyramid textures in the same way other people lay under a weighted blanket or ate sour candy, jolting my subconscious back into the here and now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Just present yourself as knowledgeable and open-minded, as opposed to a blanket cynic.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The blanket of silence has been lifted, but we still don’t have much to say.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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A day earlier, troops had taken down most of a tent but settlers defiantly remained at the site with blankets.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The organization is also helping families get access to blankets, food, water, medicine and other basic supplies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The material was used to make ceremonial blankets, giving these dogs a role centered on textile production rather than hunting or transportation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Over the weekend he bought a pack of survival blankets - often used to help athletes regulate their body temperature - and placed them on the remaining windows.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Another man had appeared with what looked like roughly woven blankets, while yet another produced a box of hatchets.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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