plastic
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Standing in her kitchen, Nicole Fontanez let out a gasp as she cut open a cardboard box, revealing a plastic figure of Yoshi, Mario’s dinosaur-like friend.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The astronauts have instead used an alternative system which involves collapsible plastic containers that collect their urine.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Chief Financial Officer Agustin Izquierdo recently told investors that the company’s “sleeping giant” of a product—polypropylene, a plastic derived from propane and used in everything from food containers to car parts—is having a moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Over time, he said, more U.S.-produced ethane likely will be exported, eroding the advantage now enjoyed by American plastic makers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Her kids are clean because she wraps them in plastic.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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