plastic
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Upon arriving at the scene, they determined that methyl methacrylate, a volatile liquid used to make plastic, was leaking out of a 34,000-gallon vat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Some have even ditched fishing altogether because it is more profitable to sell the plastic waste they trawl out of the river, the world's second-most powerful watercourse after the Amazon.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Add in a few $15 glasses of house wine in plastic cups and two $36 High Roller tickets, and this package at the neon pink gambling palace Bugsy Siegel built is the real deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Moulding their own plastic and automated robotic production sucks power like, well a vacuum cleaner.
From BBC • May 18, 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
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