plastic
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What if this guy was a lonely plastic surgeon, I thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
"It's plastic and metal, so I'd just assume it's recyclable," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The ‘Odyssey’ horse that inspired a $70 plastic popcorn holder.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
It would be emblazoned on movie posters, erected as a promotional monument outside theaters and rendered in plastic as a $70 popcorn holder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
By the time the old boneshaker finally took to the road, the empty plastic bag and bottle were at his feet, and he was gnawing the last clam off the stick.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Yousif told AFP demand had tripled, while prices for some recycled plastics increased by up to 60 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
The result suggests that living plastics could eventually be used in products that need to remain durable for a limited time but should not persist after they are discarded.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Namely, how much microplastic is absorbed by the body and how much accumulates over time given that researchers think some level of the plastics exit the body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Shares of the plastics and chemicals giant have been battered by a combination of cyclical industry downturns, global oversupply, and margin pressure.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Give me plastics, periodical tables, t.v. dinners with vegetables no more complex than peas mixed with diced carrots.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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