plastic
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To better understand how much plastic these sponges release, researchers Yu Su, Baoshan Xing, Rong Ji, and their colleagues tested several products from three well-known brands.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
By luck, the mattresses were new, and still wrapped in plastic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The sky was the color of cotton candy, but the stale kind that’s been hardening in a plastic bag for days after the fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Vaibhav Gupta, who runs a plastic utensils factory in Delhi which employs about 50 workers, said he understood the pressure workers are under as living costs rise.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He sent Yao for abombelt capsules again, and he returned with a handful of blue-and-white ones in a plastic sachet with no writing.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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