mitten
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People kept partying but I needed to hunt for the lost and found station, which had thoughtfully posted a picture of my mitten online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
The day he arrived, on the bottom of a fishing boat, along with about 80 seasick travellers, he was hired by a mitten factory.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
Hemlock is a small town located in the crook of the Michigan mitten, between the thumb and the fingers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
They can mirror each other precisely, but a left mitten will never fit the right hand as well as it fits the left hand.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
I'd just wiped my ass with mitten leaves when this massive dog big as a bear, this brown-and-white wolf, padded out of the murky bracken.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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It warms the inside and lets you study the cold without mittens.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
"I communicate with Nuuk from this tablet," Mathiassen said, pulling off her sealskin mittens to turn on the device.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
There were plenty of intrepid female war reporters, but on Flanner’s sole trip to a battlefield, she dressed in pink pants; red, fur-lined cowboy boots; and matching mittens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
She and other women used socks as scarves, sleeves and mittens but were threatened with fines if they continued to misuse the garments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
“One day I was hanging out with my guardian, Ms. Mead, knitting mittens to sell on the subway, and the next thing, I woke up here.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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