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plastic

[plas-tik] / ˈplæs tɪk /




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Yet Jones didn’t instruct her to swab the plastic pill bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The astronauts have instead used an alternative system which involves collapsible plastic containers that collect their urine.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In 1957, Alfred W. Fielding and Marc Chavannes were trying to create a new kind of textured wallpaper by attaching two plastic sheets together, but pockets of air got stuck in between.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

These preforms, which look like plastic test tubes, are sold to brands and bottle manufacturers to be shaped into plastic bottles of the desired shape and size.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He hands me a plastic bag of cookies.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko