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Not the kind of thing where you wonder if the review officials are sitting there watching the game or quietly online shopping for linen shorts on J.Crew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wearing loose-fitting clothes made of natural fibres like cotton or linen can keep you cooler than sleeping naked.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
A bowl of pantry pasta that might otherwise look a little lonely suddenly looks downright lavish when it’s surrounded by warm rolls, a dish of olive oil and a basket lined with a linen napkin.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
At the same time, Chinese companies are making a big play for the U.S. consumer when it comes to systemically unimportant stuff, like bubble tea and linen pants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
His head spun; his arm, swathed in white linen, throbbed painfully.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
She still had the linens, socks and kitchen equipment of three functioning households.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
It was vaguely surreal, coming from the chaotic rebel energy of the Sliwa party into a sterile ballroom with white linens and several open bars serving endless glasses of house red and white wines.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
They divorced several years later, but she kept his last name, partly because her mother hated the idea of wasting wedding gifts of monogrammed linens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Decor designed by artists such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Pierre-Auguste Renoir complements bright yellow linens for an intimate, gallery-like shopping experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
“Are you visiting one of your grandparents?” she asks as she drops the linens in a rolling cart.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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