plastic
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If plastic gets stuck on their bodies, it can dig into their skin as they grow.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
It will take about a year before we see the tips of the trees sprouting through the plastic tubes, however, it will be at least 100 years before the trees are properly grown.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
But handwashing is done in plastic buckets -- a sign of the tardiness of the response to an outbreak many fear could be among the worst in the virus's history.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
“It’s durable, lightweight, transparent, so it could even be used as a substitute for glass,” Elias Picazo, assistant professor of chemistry at USC, said of the final plastic product.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
“My mom was a body double for Taylor Swift. I won a drawing contest in third grade. I once ate a plastic SpongeBob SquarePants.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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