plastic
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Fly larvae were also seen on exterior plastic sheeting and the sidewalk on the north side of the damaged building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
King Charles said a key theme of the relay had been raising awareness of plastic pollution and the damage it causes to marine life.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
But there was a fourth person sitting in a molded plastic chair on the other side of Dad: Katherine.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Yousif told AFP demand had tripled, while prices for some recycled plastics increased by up to 60 percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 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
Known as living plastics, these materials contain dormant microbes capable of degrading the surrounding polymer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
For example, gold palladium catalysts are used to produce vinyl acetate, an essential ingredient in many plastics and other products.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Conformable to the Orgota law that each “unit” must have employment, I work from Eighth Hour to noon in a plastics factory.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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