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cup

[kuhp] / kʌp /


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To embody Conrad, 73-year-old Brosnan had a process: "You sit quietly with a cup of tea, and you read the script, and you read the script many times over."

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

When the 37-year-old musical-theater performer and professor from Malden recorded her audition, she had her two lucky props: a Larry Bird doll and a souvenir Dunkin’ cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Jaissle will not want to go into that without a win in six league and cup games.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Thankfully, standing inside the climate-controlled walls of the Line hotel’s lobby and behind a cup of joe from its Alfred Coffee, there’s a smidgen of comfort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

I go over to the would-be bartender, and before I even get the word out, she grabs an empty cup on the table and fills it.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It is used in numerous everyday products, including food wrappers, storage containers, plastic packaging, and the linings of beverage cups.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Soon the menus are stacked, the pebbled Coke cups are sweating rings onto the table and somebody is pointing with a chip while saying, “No, no, tell her the part about —”

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

A Starbucks spokesperson told MarketWatch the company increasingly sees its ancillary offerings — like cups and other gear — as collectibles.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

More than two billion cups of coffee are drunk each day and that's before we start talking about cola, energy drinks, plus some chocolate, chewing gum and sports supplements, which also contain the chemical.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

One day when Karel was in the village, Willem came out of the kitchen with two cups of coffee in his hands.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

After his verbal attack on Smith, Whittaker cupped his hands as more boos echoed around the arena, though he did share an embrace with Cameron and his team a little later.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025

When Sarr scored, it looked like Ange cupped his ears to say: I know better.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

Desperately, she cupped more fire in her palm.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

My results showed various deficiencies, which the staff recommended treating with vitamin B and glutathione IV drips, acupuncture, cupping massages, osteopathy and daily hydro and mud therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Adherents swear by cupping therapy as a way to manage muscle pain and detoxify, but more spas are touting it as the ideal postflight treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The official Instagram account for the Belgium national team also appeared to mock the debacle, posting a picture of striker Romelu Lukaku cupping his ear with the caption "overturn this".

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

And that alone is worth making like Lee and cupping my own hands around my mouth for an enthusiastic yell.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

All the parents leaned over the children as they exchanged soft words and softer touches, hands gripping hands, palms cupping cheeks and jaws, all heavy with sorrow and regret.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi


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