plastic
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Dan's stash now includes 150 gallons of water and several large water storage containers made of soft plastic, which can be filled and kept in the bath.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Fast-forward four years: I had nurtured nine baby giant sequoias that were now outgrowing their large plastic buckets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
He’s since rolled out plastic sheeting across the floors in an effort to stave off any additional destruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The dispute echoes a growing pattern in consensus-based global negotiations, where oil-producing countries are accused of frustrating efforts to tackle fossil fuels, plastic trash and other environmental harm.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Cars have switched on their headlamps, but they’re covered with plastic lids, each with a few thin slits that let out only a dim glow.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
U.S. manufacturers in October pumped out the most goods — plastics, computers, electrical equipment and so forth — in five years as a growing economy and a revolution in artificial intelligence stoked demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
They are buying massive amounts of chips, computers, electrical equipment, power turbines and all the construction materials need to build data centers, such as steel, concrete, advanced plastics and rare-earth metals.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Dow Inc. DOW -1.01%decrease; down pointing triangle third-quarter net income rose sharply as cost cuts and higher plastics prices offset supply disruptions related to the Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
“It’s a foundational study about the chemistry of plastics interacting with the most common chemical, water, and it’s important because it really does show that these things are capable of generating hydroxyl radicals,” Campen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 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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